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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN-MC35110 Magnesium

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC35110 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 2.4654 nickel and the bottom bar is EN-MC35110 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
45
Elongation at Break, % 17
3.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
18
Shear Strength, MPa 770
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
18
Density, g/cm3 8.4
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 340
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.2 to 1.6
0
Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 12 to 15
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 50.6 to 62.5
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010