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AM60B Magnesium vs. Grade M30C Nickel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 AM60B magnesium and the bottom bar is grade M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
160
Elongation at Break, % 11
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 72
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
60
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0