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ISO-WD32350 Magnesium vs. N10624 Nickel

ISO-WD32350 magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N10624 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 ISO-WD32350 magnesium and the bottom bar is N10624 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
220
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 10
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120 to 130
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
84
Shear Strength, MPa 150 to 170
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 250 to 290
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140 to 180
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 340
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 95
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1580
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 560
1520
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 990
410
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 25
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
70
Density, g/cm3 1.7
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 960
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 23
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 380
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 68
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39 to 46
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 50 to 55
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0
6.0 to 10
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.060
5.0 to 8.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 95.7 to 97.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
21 to 25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.0050
53.9 to 68
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Zinc (Zn), % 1.8 to 2.3
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0