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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. AWS ERNiMo-3

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS ERNiMo-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS ERNiMo-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
83
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
70
Density, g/cm3 1.9
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
4.0 to 7.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
23 to 26
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
53.7 to 69
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5