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EN-MC65120 Magnesium vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN-MC65120 magnesium and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
130
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
10
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
40
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
31
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
13

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 95.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.0 to 4.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.4