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EN 2.4951 Nickel vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

Both EN 2.4951 nickel and Type 3 magnetic alloy are nickel alloys. They have 80% 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 2.4951 nickel and the bottom bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 34
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Shear Strength, MPa 500
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.3
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 280
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 21
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 5.0
9.9 to 19
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 65.4 to 81.7
75 to 78
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.6
0