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EN-MC35110 Magnesium vs. N08221 Nickel

EN-MC35110 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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-MC35110 magnesium and the bottom bar is N08221 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 3.1
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
79
Shear Strength, MPa 130
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 150
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 520
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
44
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.3
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
22 to 33.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 92 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
39 to 46
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0