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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. ZK60A Magnesium

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 ZK60A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
46
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.5 to 9.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
18
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
320 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
29 to 30
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
14 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
570 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
47 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
55 to 56
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.5 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3