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N08221 Nickel vs. ZC63A Magnesium

N08221 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ZC63A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 N08221 nickel and the bottom bar is ZC63A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
48
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.3
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
19
Shear Strength, MPa 410
130
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
220
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
98
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
950
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 44
13
Density, g/cm3 8.3
2.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.9
22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
920

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
6.3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
58
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
2.4 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 22 to 33.9
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
89.2 to 91.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 39 to 46
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.0
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3