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EN 2.4608 Nickel vs. ISO-WD32260 Magnesium

EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ISO-WD32260 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. 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 ISO-WD32260 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
46
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.5 to 6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
18
Shear Strength, MPa 410
190 to 200
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
330 to 340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
13
Density, g/cm3 8.5
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
14 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
560 to 700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
48 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
56 to 58
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
63
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Cobalt (Co), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.8
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.7 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 44 to 47
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3