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EN 1.4539 Stainless Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.4539 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4539 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
2.0 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 43.1 to 51.8
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 5.0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
79 to 82
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020