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EN 2.4632 Nickel vs. ZC63A Magnesium

EN 2.4632 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 2.4632 nickel and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
48
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
19
Shear Strength, MPa 770
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
98
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
950
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
920

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1570
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 15 to 21
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 49 to 64
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3