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EN 2.4851 Nickel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

EN 2.4851 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. 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 2.4851 nickel and the bottom bar is EN-MC21210 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
48
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
44
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
17
Shear Strength, MPa 430
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
12
Density, g/cm3 8.2
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
1.6 to 2.6
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 18
0 to 0.0050
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
96.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010