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Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6554 steel 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 EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 40
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1100
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 1040
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
53

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
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 35
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 27
24 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 37
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 9.5 to 17.5
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 6.0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 79 to 82
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants