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EN-MC21120 Magnesium vs. C77100 Nickel Silver

EN-MC21120 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C77100 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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-MC21120 magnesium and the bottom bar is C77100 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 270
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130 to 170
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
990
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 490
950
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 76
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 59
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
27
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 43
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 43 to 53
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 44
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 16
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
52 to 56
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.6 to 91.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.5
0 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
9.0 to 12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
30.6 to 39
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5