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EN-MC65120 Magnesium vs. N06035 Nickel

EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
84
Shear Strength, MPa 92
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
60
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 95.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0