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EZ33A Magnesium vs. C77300 Nickel Silver

EZ33A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, 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 C77300 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 44
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 150
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 250
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
920
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 24
5.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 110
6.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 1.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 25
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 930
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 61
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 9.2
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
46 to 50
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.5 to 95
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
9.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.25
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.040 to 0.25
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 2.5 to 4.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 2.0 to 3.1
37.9 to 45
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5