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ZE41A Magnesium vs. Nickel 908

ZE41A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while nickel 908 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 ZE41A magnesium and the bottom bar is nickel 908.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 45
180
Elongation at Break, % 3.3
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 98
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
70
Shear Strength, MPa 150
800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 210
1340
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 150
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 540
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 970
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 110
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 27
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
50
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 24
9.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 170
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 6.1
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
2340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 59
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
61

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.012
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
35.6 to 44.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 91.7 to 95.4
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.010
47 to 51
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Unspecified Rare Earths, % 0.75 to 1.8
0
Zinc (Zn), % 3.5 to 5.0
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.4 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0