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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. N08024 Nickel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N08024 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
79
Shear Strength, MPa 150
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
41
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
99

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition


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Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22.5 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
26.6 to 38.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
35 to 40
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
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