Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. N06920 Nickel
Both Type 3 magnetic alloy and N06920 nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is N06920 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 210 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 43 | |
| 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 82 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 730 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1500 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 55 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 9.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 270 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 20.5 to 23 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 5.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.9 to 19 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 75 to 78 | |
| 36.9 to 53.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 3.0 |