MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 2.4668 Nickel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

Both EN 2.4668 nickel and Type 4 magnetic alloy are nickel alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 2.4668 nickel and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
2.0 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 590
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 840
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1390
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1160
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
60
Density, g/cm3 8.3
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 13
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 190
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3490
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 46
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 33
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.3 to 0.7
0
Boron (B), % 0.0020 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 11.2 to 24.6
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.8 to 3.3
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 50 to 55
79 to 82
Niobium (Nb), % 4.7 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 1.2
0