Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. AWS BVAg-18

Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BVAg-18 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AWS BVAg-18.

Type 3 (N14076) Nickel-Iron Soft Magnetic Alloy AWS BVAg-18 (P07607) Vacuum Service Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		82

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.36

Shear Modulus, GPa		70
Shear Modulus, GPa		30

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1370
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		720

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1320
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		280

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		8.7
Density, g/cm³		9.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		59

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		930

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		4.7

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		15

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.1

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		7.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), %		0
Cadmium (Cd), %		0 to 0.0010

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.0050

Chromium (Cr), %		2.0 to 3.0
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), %		28.5 to 31.5

Iron (Fe), %		9.9 to 19
Iron (Fe), %		0

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.0020

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		75 to 78
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.0020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		59 to 61

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		9.5 to 10.5

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 0.0010