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AM60B Magnesium vs. N06210 Nickel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06210 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 N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
220
Elongation at Break, % 11
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
85
Shear Strength, MPa 140
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
85
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0