Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. C17000 Copper
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C17000 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 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 C17000 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 1.1 to 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.33 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 45 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 320 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 490 to 1310 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 160 to 1140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 870 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 22 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 22 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 310 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 4.2 to 390 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 110 to 5420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.6 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 15 to 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 16 to 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 17 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 96.3 to 98.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |