Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. ASTM A216 Cast Steel
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM A216 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 4 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A216 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 400 | |
| 170 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 500 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 7.1 to 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 140 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 16 to 18 |