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EN 1.4889 Cast Nickel vs. EQ21A Magnesium

EN 1.4889 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EQ21A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4889 cast nickel and the bottom bar is EQ21A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 3.4
2.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1160
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
980
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
80
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
5.6
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0
Chromium (Cr), % 32.5 to 37.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 10.5 to 21.2
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
93.9 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42 to 46
0 to 0.010
Niobium (Nb), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3