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N06975 Nickel vs. ZK60A Magnesium

N06975 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 N06975 nickel and the bottom bar is ZK60A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
46
Elongation at Break, % 45
4.5 to 9.9
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
150 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
18
Shear Strength, MPa 470
170 to 190
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
320 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230 to 250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
960
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.9
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 270
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
14 to 29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
570 to 690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
63
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
47 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
55 to 56
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 10.2 to 23.6
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.5 to 94.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 52
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.8 to 6.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.45 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3