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AM60B Magnesium vs. N07773 Nickel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 140
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

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
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 32
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0