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N06255 Nickel vs. ZK61A Magnesium

N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZK61A magnesium belongs to the magnesium 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 N06255 nickel and the bottom bar is ZK61A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
46
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.8 to 7.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
120 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
18
Shear Strength, MPa 460
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
180 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
960
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
13
Density, g/cm3 8.5
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
15 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
370 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
42 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
50 to 53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 24
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 9.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.69
0
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 3.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3