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WE43B Magnesium vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

WE43B 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 (9, 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 WE43B magnesium and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 53
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
29
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 28
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 910
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 26

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Lithium (Li), % 0 to 0.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.8 to 93.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
11 to 13.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.4 to 4.4
0
Yttrium (Y), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
24.2 to 32
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5