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EN-MC21210 Magnesium vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

EN-MC21210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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-MC21210 magnesium and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 190
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 90
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 76
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.6 to 2.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 96.3 to 98.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.7
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0