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C77300 Nickel Silver vs. ZE41A Magnesium

C77300 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 C77300 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ZE41A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 42
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 940
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 920
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
970
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 5.5
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 6.3
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 56
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
940

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.7
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.010
0
Copper (Cu), % 46 to 50
0 to 0.1
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.7 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.040 to 0.25
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 37.9 to 45
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3