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AM60B Magnesium vs. N12160 Nickel

AM60B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N12160 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 N12160 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
80
Shear Strength, MPa 140
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
360
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1330
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1280
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 61
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
90
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
400

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 71
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 37
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Cobalt (Co), % 0
27 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.010
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 3.5
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.6 to 94.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.24 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
25 to 44.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
2.4 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.22
0