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AZ91A Magnesium vs. N06110 Nickel

AZ91A 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 (7, 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 AZ91A magnesium and the bottom bar is N06110 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
53
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
84
Shear Strength, MPa 140
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
65
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 33
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 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 to 0.5
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), % 0.35 to 1.0
0