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EN 2.4879 Cast Nickel vs. EN-MC65210 Magnesium

EN 2.4879 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 2.4879 cast 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, % 3.4
2.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
17
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
270
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.5
2.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
27
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14
6.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
59
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Chromium (Cr), % 27 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 9.4 to 20.7
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.6 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 50
0 to 0.0050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Silver (Ag), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010