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AM50A Magnesium vs. N06035 Nickel

AM50A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06035 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
84
Shear Strength, MPa 120
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 120
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
60
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 4.4 to 5.4
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0040
0 to 2.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 93.7 to 95.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.26 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0