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AS41B Magnesium vs. N06219 Nickel

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06219 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 AS41B magnesium and the bottom bar is N06219 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
79
Shear Strength, MPa 120
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 68
10
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
60
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 41
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
2.0 to 4.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.7 to 95.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
60.8 to 72.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0