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C77600 Nickel Silver vs. ZE41A Magnesium

C77600 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys classification, while ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 C77600 nickel silver and the bottom bar is ZE41A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
45
Elongation at Break, % 30
3.3
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 43
18
Shear Strength, MPa 410
150
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
210
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 180
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 140
150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 830
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 790
540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
970
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 20
27

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 27
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 31
130

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
24
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
6.1
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.9
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Copper (Cu), % 42 to 45
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
0
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.25
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
91.7 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.010
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
0.75 to 1.8
Zinc (Zn), % 39.7 to 46
3.5 to 5.0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3