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Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.4876 Stainless Steel

Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4876 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.4876 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 40
33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 630
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1100
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 1040
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
30
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 22 to 200
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 2840
94
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 35
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 27
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 37
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
19 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.5 to 17.5
38.6 to 50.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 79 to 82
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.6