ASTM A514 Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy
ASTM A514 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 2.0 to 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 220 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 490 to 520 | |
| 420 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
| 620 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 770 | |
| 270 to 1040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 440 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 22 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 to 1590 | |
| 190 to 2840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 19 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 21 to 37 |