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EN-MC65120 Magnesium vs. N08026 Nickel

EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08026 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 N08026 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
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
80
Shear Strength, MPa 92
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 590
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
41
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.4
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 34
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 56
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.8
15

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
24.4 to 37.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 95.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
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