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AM60B Magnesium vs. Type 4 Niobium

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while Type 4 niobium belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 Type 4 niobium.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 62
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
38
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
270
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
7.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
93
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
7.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
9.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Hafnium (Hf), % 0
0 to 0.020
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0
98.1 to 99.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2