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AM60A Magnesium vs. N08026 Nickel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08026 nickel 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 N08026 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
80
Shear Strength, MPa 130
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 62
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 69
1.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
41
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
240

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
24.4 to 37.9
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
33 to 37.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0