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EN-MC95310 Magnesium vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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-MC95310 magnesium and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 85
70
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 280
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 650
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 50
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
33
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 29
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 260
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 900
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.6
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
8.8

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.9 to 93.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
15.5 to 17
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Yttrium (Y), % 4.8 to 5.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 19.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0 to 1.0