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EN 2.4680 Cast Nickel vs. ZK60A Magnesium

EN 2.4680 cast nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN 2.4680 cast nickel and the bottom bar is ZK60A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
46
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
4.5 to 9.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.26
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
320 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 350
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45
14 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
570 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
47 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
55 to 56
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 48 to 52
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.5 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 42.9 to 51
0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 1.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3