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N06025 Nickel vs. ZK60A Magnesium

N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. 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 N06025 nickel and the bottom bar is ZK60A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
46
Elongation at Break, % 32
4.5 to 9.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
18
Shear Strength, MPa 500
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760
320 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
29 to 30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
14 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
570 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
47 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
55 to 56
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.9
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.8 to 2.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 8.0 to 11
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.5 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0
Nickel (Ni), % 59.2 to 65.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0.010 to 0.1
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3