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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. C75200 Nickel Silver

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C75200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 C75200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
47
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
400 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
210
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1110
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
33
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
33
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
62

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
13 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
14 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
9.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 22

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
63.5 to 66.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
16.5 to 19.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
12.7 to 20
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5