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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. C74500 Nickel Silver

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C74500 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-MC65210 magnesium and the bottom bar is C74500 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
3.0 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
44
Shear Strength, MPa 150
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
390 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
380 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
12 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
620 to 1540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
13 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
14 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 23

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
9.0 to 11
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
21.2 to 27.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5