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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. AWS ENiCrFe-3

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-3 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-3.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
65
Density, g/cm3 2.1
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 10
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
5.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
52 to 81
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.3
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5