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AS41B Magnesium vs. N10001 Nickel

AS41B magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N10001 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 AS41B magnesium and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
220
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 97
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
84
Shear Strength, MPa 120
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 620
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 570
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 1000
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
75
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 980
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 72
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.020
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.0035
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.7 to 95.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0020
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.12
0