Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. Nickel 625
Type 2 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 625 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is nickel 625.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
| 33 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
| 790 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
| 320 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | 480 | |
| -200 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 330 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1290 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.9 | |
| 1.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 1.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 80 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 14 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 190 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 290 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 2010 | |
| 260 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.2 to 53 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 49 | |
| 58 to 68.9 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 3.2 to 4.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |