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AM60A Magnesium vs. N06250 Nickel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06250 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 AM60A magnesium and the bottom bar is N06250 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
82
Shear Strength, MPa 130
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
55
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
7.4 to 19.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
10.1 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
50 to 54
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.090
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0