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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. ZC63A Magnesium

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 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 grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
48
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
19
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
98
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
950
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
920

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3