MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 2.4952 Nickel vs. ZK51A Magnesium

EN 2.4952 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZK51A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 2.4952 nickel and the bottom bar is ZK51A magnesium.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
45
Elongation at Break, % 17
4.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370
62
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
18
Shear Strength, MPa 700
160
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1150
240
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
970
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
1.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.8
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
10
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1180
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
64
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
61
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
93.1 to 95.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 65 to 79.2
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Titanium (Ti), % 1.8 to 2.7
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
3.6 to 5.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3