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AM60A Magnesium vs. N10624 Nickel

AM60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 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 N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
220
Elongation at Break, % 8.8
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 70
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
84
Shear Strength, MPa 130
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
70
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 17
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.8 to 94.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0