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Nickel 59 vs. ZK60A Magnesium

Nickel 59 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 nickel 59 and the bottom bar is ZK60A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
46
Elongation at Break, % 50
4.5 to 9.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
18
Shear Strength, MPa 560
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
320 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 65
13
Density, g/cm3 8.7
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 12
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 310
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
14 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
570 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
47 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
55 to 56
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
66
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 1.5
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.5 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 15 to 16.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.2 to 62.9
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3