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EN-MC65120 Magnesium vs. N07716 Nickel

EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
78
Shear Strength, MPa 92
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
75
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
24

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 11.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 95.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0