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EN 2.4654 Nickel vs. EN-MC65210 Magnesium

EN 2.4654 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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-MC65210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 17
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
17
Shear Strength, MPa 770
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1250
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
540
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

Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1810
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
59
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
17

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
92.6 to 95.6
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
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.020 to 0.080
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010