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AM60A Magnesium vs. N06058 Nickel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
220
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
86
Shear Strength, MPa 130
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
70
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0