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EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy vs. EN-MC95310 Magnesium

EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC95310 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 27 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 EN 1.4869 casting alloy and the bottom bar is EN-MC95310 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
45
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
280
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
25

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
34
Density, g/cm3 8.5
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
61
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Cobalt (Co), % 14 to 16
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.6
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.9 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010