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ZK60A Magnesium vs. N06603 Nickel

ZK60A magnesium belongs to the magnesium alloys classification, while N06603 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 N06603 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 46
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.5 to 9.9
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 18
76
Shear Strength, MPa 170 to 190
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 330
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 250
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 600
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 550
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 960
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 120
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 26
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 29 to 30
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 140
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
50
Density, g/cm3 1.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 23
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 160
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 940
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 14 to 29
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 690
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 63
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 47 to 49
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 55 to 56
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 66
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.4 to 3.0
Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0
8.0 to 11
Magnesium (Mg), % 92.5 to 94.8
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
57.7 to 65.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.2
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.010 to 0.25
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.010 to 0.15
Zinc (Zn), % 4.8 to 6.2
0.010 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0.45 to 1.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0