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EN 2.4856 Nickel vs. EN-MC35110 Magnesium

EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC35110 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 2.4856 nickel and the bottom bar is EN-MC35110 magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
63
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
45
Elongation at Break, % 28
3.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
18
Shear Strength, MPa 570
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.3
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.4
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 80
18
Density, g/cm3 8.6
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 14
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 68.8
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 3.2 to 4.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.4
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010