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EN 2.4889 Nickel vs. EN-MC21210 Magnesium

EN 2.4889 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 2.4889 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, % 39
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
70
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
17
Shear Strength, MPa 490
110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
190
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
90

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
1000
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
24
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 42
12
Density, g/cm3 8.0
1.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 98
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
980

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
22
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
72
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
76
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.6 to 2.6
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.090
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.010
Iron (Fe), % 21 to 25
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), % 45 to 50.4
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.010