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AM60A Magnesium vs. Nickel 201

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
180
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
70
Shear Strength, MPa 130
270 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
19

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 17
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
99 to 100
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0