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AM60A Magnesium vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
79
Shear Strength, MPa 130
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
80
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0