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EN-MC32110 Magnesium vs. Nickel 617

EN-MC32110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while nickel 617 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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-MC32110 magnesium and the bottom bar is nickel 617.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 49
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.2
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 80
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 19
80
Shear Strength, MPa 120
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 220
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 99
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 950
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 32
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
75
Density, g/cm3 2.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 920
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 4.3
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 58
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 38
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0.8 to 1.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0
10 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 2.4 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 89.3 to 91.9
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
44.5 to 62
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Zinc (Zn), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0