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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. EN 2.4663 Nickel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 2.4663 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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-MC65220 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4663 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
81
Shear Strength, MPa 150
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
75
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.5 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
48 to 59.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.2
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 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