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Nickel 601 vs. ZC63A Magnesium

Nickel 601 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 30 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 nickel 601 and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
48
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 38
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 380
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
19
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 530
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 890
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 800
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
98
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
950
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 11
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
26

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
140

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 49
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.0
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
920

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 200
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210 to 1630
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 30
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 25
38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.8
58
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 23
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 7.7 to 20
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 63
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3