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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN-MC65120 Magnesium

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC65120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is EN-MC65120 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
45
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
3.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
80
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
110

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
100
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
25
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
930

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
4.4
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.8 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010