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AM60B Magnesium vs. N07716 Nickel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N07716 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 N07716 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
690
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
78
Shear Strength, MPa 140
580
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
11
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
75
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.35
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 11.3
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
59 to 63
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.8 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.0 to 1.6
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0