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AM60B Magnesium vs. EN 2.4669 Nickel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while EN 2.4669 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN 2.4669 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
73
Shear Strength, MPa 140
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
1110
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
60
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.4 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
5.0 to 9.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
65.9 to 77.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0