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N10001 Nickel vs. ZK61A Magnesium

N10001 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 (6, 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 N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is ZK61A magnesium.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
46
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.8 to 7.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
120 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
18
Shear Strength, MPa 550
170 to 180
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
180 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
640
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
530
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
960
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
27

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
13
Density, g/cm3 9.2
1.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
23
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
940

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
15 to 19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
370 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
62
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
42 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
50 to 53
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
17 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3