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AS41A Magnesium vs. Grade CW6MC Nickel

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while grade CW6MC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 AS41A magnesium and the bottom bar is grade CW6MC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
80
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 5.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
55.4 to 68.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0