Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
4.0 to 38 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
500 to 830 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
220 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
Curie Temperature, °C | 460 | |
440 |
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
460 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
3.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
31 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
8.3 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
5.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
77 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
33 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
130 to 1690 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
17 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
17 to 24 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
16 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
50.7 to 56.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
43.5 to 46.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |