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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. EN-MC65220 Magnesium

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC65220 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 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is EN-MC65220 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
44
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
2.2
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
980
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
80
Density, g/cm3 8.0
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
5.5
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
93.8 to 96.8
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
Silver (Ag), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010