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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. N06025 Nickel

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel 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-MC65210 magnesium and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
76
Shear Strength, MPa 150
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
760
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
59.2 to 65.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0.010 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0