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N07752 Nickel vs. WE54A Magnesium

N07752 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while WE54A 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 N07752 nickel and the bottom bar is WE54A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
44
Elongation at Break, % 22
4.3 to 5.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
98 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
17
Shear Strength, MPa 710
150 to 170
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1120
270 to 300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 740
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
960
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
25

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
47

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
34
Density, g/cm3 8.4
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
29
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
260
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
900

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
10 to 14
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1450
360 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
39 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
49 to 51
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34
18 to 19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14.5 to 17
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.050
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Iron (Fe), % 5.0 to 9.0
0 to 0.010
Lithium (Li), % 0
0 to 0.2
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
88.7 to 93.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Nickel (Ni), % 70 to 77.1
0 to 0.0050
Niobium (Nb), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.0080
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 2.3 to 2.8
0
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3