Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. ASTM B522 Class II
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ASTM B522 class II belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 B522 class II.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 96 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 1.1 to 28 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.41 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 280 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 120 to 210 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 77 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1030 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 160 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 11 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 5.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 17 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 4.4 to 63 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 75 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 3.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 8.9 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 4.4 to 7.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 5.5 to 8.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 13 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Gold (Au), % | 0 | |
| 68.5 to 69.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 0 | |
| 5.5 to 6.5 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 24.5 to 25.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.26 |