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EZ33A Magnesium vs. C76200 Nickel Silver

EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C76200 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 EZ33A magnesium and the bottom bar is C76200 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
390 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
980
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 100
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
13 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
14 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 54
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
57 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.5 to 95
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
11 to 13.5
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.1
24.2 to 32
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5