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EN-MC65210 Magnesium vs. N06455 Nickel

EN-MC65210 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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-MC65210 magnesium and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
210
Elongation at Break, % 2.8
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 110
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
82
Shear Strength, MPa 150
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 270
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 610
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 2.0
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 27
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 220
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.9
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 450
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 59
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 58
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.030
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 95.6
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.080
Silver (Ag), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.010
0