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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. N06060 Nickel

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
82
Shear Strength, MPa 150
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 14
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0