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AZ91A Magnesium vs. N10629 Nickel

AZ91A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N10629 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 N10629 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
220
Elongation at Break, % 5.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 99
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
83
Shear Strength, MPa 140
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 240
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 360
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 130
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 470
1560
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
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 22
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 990
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 11
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 69
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 49
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 8.3 to 9.7
0.1 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
1.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 88.2 to 91.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.13 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.030
65 to 72.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 0.35 to 1.0
0