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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. N06110 Nickel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 N06110 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
53
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
84
Shear Strength, MPa 150
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
65
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
51 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
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