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AS41A Magnesium vs. N08024 Nickel

AS41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N08024 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 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 N08024 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 100
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 17
79
Shear Strength, MPa 130
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 230
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 17
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 92
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
41
Density, g/cm3 1.6
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
170
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
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22.5 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
26.6 to 38.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.8 to 95.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
35 to 40
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0