EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy
EN 1.3963 alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3963 alloy 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, % | 29 | |
| 2.0 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 420 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
| 620 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 270 to 1040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.6 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 22 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 190 to 2840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 19 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 110 | |
| 21 to 37 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.5 to 64.9 | |
| 9.5 to 17.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 3.5 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
| 79 to 82 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |