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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. N06603 Nickel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06603 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 N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
76
Shear Strength, MPa 150
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
50
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0.010 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0