Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. Grade 200 Maraging Steel
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 200 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 24 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 grade 200 maraging steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 9.1 to 18 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 600 to 890 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 970 to 1500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 690 to 1490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 59 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 1240 to 5740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 33 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 27 to 35 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 29 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0030 |
| Calcium (Ca), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 8.0 to 9.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 67.8 to 71.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 3.0 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |