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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. N06255 Nickel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06255 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 N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
81
Shear Strength, MPa 150
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
55
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
6.0 to 24
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
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