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AZ91A Magnesium vs. N06210 Nickel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06210 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 N06210 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
220
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
85
Shear Strength, MPa 140
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1570
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
85
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
17
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 1.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
18 to 20
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
54.8 to 62.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.35
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0