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AM60A Magnesium vs. Grade N12MV Nickel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade N12MV 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is grade N12MV nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
220
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
34
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
60.2 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0