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ISO-WD43150 Magnesium vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

ISO-WD43150 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 ISO-WD43150 magnesium and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 590
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 140
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 31
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 170
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
29
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 970
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 41
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 52
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 81
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.050
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 97.5 to 98.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
11 to 13.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
24.2 to 32
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5