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EN-MC65220 Magnesium vs. N10675 Nickel

EN-MC65220 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N10675 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 N10675 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
220
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
85
Shear Strength, MPa 150
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 160
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 980
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 120
1.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
80
Density, g/cm3 1.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 210
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.5
330
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
350
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 62
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 61
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
1.0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.8 to 96.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
27 to 32
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
51.3 to 71
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.1
Silver (Ag), % 1.3 to 1.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0