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AS41A Magnesium vs. N06110 Nickel

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06110 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N06110 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
53
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
84
Shear Strength, MPa 130
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
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), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
51 to 62
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 1.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0