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AM50A Magnesium vs. Grade N7M Nickel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade N7M nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 grade N7M nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
85
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1590
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
9.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
30 to 33
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
60.9 to 70
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0