Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. Ductile Cast Iron
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while ductile cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 ductile cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 2.1 to 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 to 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 64 to 70 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 420 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 460 to 920 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 310 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1160 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1120 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 8.8 to 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.1 to 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 43 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 17 to 80 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 280 to 1330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 18 to 29 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 17 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 93.7 to 95.5 |
| 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 to 0.080 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 1.5 to 2.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |