Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. AISI 414 Stainless Steel
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 414 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 414 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 400 | |
| 430 to 480 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 550 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 900 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 700 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 750 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 2.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 1260 to 1590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 32 to 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 27 to 28 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 33 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 81.8 to 87.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 1.3 to 2.5 |
| 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 |