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EN 2.4608 Nickel vs. EN-MC65210 Magnesium

EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2.4608 nickel and the bottom bar is EN-MC65210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
44
Elongation at Break, % 34
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
17
Shear Strength, MPa 410
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
59
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.8
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.6 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 47
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010