Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 1019 Steel
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1019 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1019 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 17 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 400 | |
| 190 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 300 to 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 250 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 82 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 160 to 500 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.15 to 0.2 |
| 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 | |
| 98.7 to 99.15 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |