Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.6587 Steel
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.6587 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.6587 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 520 to 1420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 440 |
| 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 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 3.8 |
| 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 | |
| 58 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 18 to 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 18 to 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 15 to 42 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.15 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 94.4 to 96.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |