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AS41A Magnesium vs. N06045 Nickel

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06045 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 AS41A magnesium and the bottom bar is N06045 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
77
Shear Strength, MPa 130
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
350
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
42
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
6.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
98
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0
21 to 25
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
45 to 50.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
2.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0