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ISO-WD32350 Magnesium vs. EN 2.4665 Nickel

ISO-WD32350 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 2.4665 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 ISO-WD32350 magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4665 nickel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
81
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 170
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 290
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 180
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 130
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 25
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 130
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
9.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 960
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 23
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 380
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 68
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 46
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 55
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 73
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
17 to 20
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.7 to 97.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
40.3 to 53.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0