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ZK60A Magnesium vs. N06455 Nickel

ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06455 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 ZK60A magnesium and the bottom bar is N06455 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 9.9
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
82
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 330
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 30
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
65
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 29
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 690
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 49
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 55 to 56
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 0
0 to 3.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.5 to 94.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
14 to 17
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58.1 to 72
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.080
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 6.2
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0