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C97300 Nickel Silver vs. WE54A Magnesium

C97300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while WE54A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 C97300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
44
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
4.3 to 5.6
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 110
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1040
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1010
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 19
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.0
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
34
Density, g/cm3 8.6
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 330
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 59
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 7.6
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 9.8
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.3
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.0
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 53 to 58
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Lead (Pb), % 8.0 to 11
0
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.7 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.080
0
Tin (Sn), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 17 to 25
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3