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WE43B Magnesium vs. C97400 Nickel Silver

WE43B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C97400 nickel silver belongs to the copper 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 WE43B magnesium and the bottom bar is C97400 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 180
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1100
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1070
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
6.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 53
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
33
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 28
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 250
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 910
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 5.2
43
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
59
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
8.5
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 46
11
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 28
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
8.8

Alloy Composition


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Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
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), % 89.8 to 93.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
15.5 to 17
Tin (Sn), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.4 to 4.4
0
Yttrium (Y), % 3.7 to 4.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
10 to 19.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 1.0