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AM60B Magnesium vs. N06060 Nickel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06060 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 N06060 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
82
Shear Strength, MPa 140
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0.25 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 14
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
12 to 14
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
54 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.25 to 1.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0