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AM50A Magnesium vs. Nickel 200

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while nickel 200 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 AM50A magnesium and the bottom bar is nickel 200.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
180
Elongation at Break, % 11
23 to 44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
120 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
70
Shear Strength, MPa 120
300 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
420 to 540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
120 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 65
69
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 16
18
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 88
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
42 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 39
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0