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AM60B Magnesium vs. AWS ENi-1

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while AWS ENi-1 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 AM60B magnesium and the bottom bar is AWS ENi-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
180
Elongation at Break, % 11
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
60
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.75
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
92 to 99
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.3
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5