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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. C77000 Nickel Silver

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C77000 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 C77000 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
46
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
420 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
200
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
6.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
31
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
14 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
15 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
8.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15 to 28

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
53.5 to 56.5
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
22.7 to 30
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5