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AM50A Magnesium vs. EN 2.4608 Nickel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 2.4608 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 AM50A magnesium and the bottom bar is EN 2.4608 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
81
Shear Strength, MPa 120
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
11.4 to 23.8
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
44 to 47
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.7 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0