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AZ91A Magnesium vs. N08024 Nickel

AZ91A 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 (4, 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 N08024 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
79
Shear Strength, MPa 140
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 52
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
41
Density, g/cm3 1.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 22
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
99
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 42
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
22.5 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
26.6 to 38.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 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 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.035
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0