Annealed SAE-AISI M44 vs. Annealed Type 4 Magnetic Alloy
Annealed SAE-AISI M44 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is annealed SAE-AISI M44 and the bottom bar is annealed Type 4 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 870 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1590 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1540 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 43 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 150 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 1.1 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 4.0 to 4.8 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 11 to 12.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 65.3 to 70.6 | |
| 9.5 to 17.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 6.0 to 7.0 | |
| 3.5 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 79 to 82 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.55 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 5.0 to 5.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 1.9 to 2.2 | |
| 0 |