Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. C47940 Brass
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C47940 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C47940 brass.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 14 to 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 250 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 380 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 160 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 130 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 850 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 800 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 20 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 47 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 330 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 68 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 120 to 740 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.1 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| 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 | |
| 63 to 66 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 0.1 to 1.0 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 1.2 to 2.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 28.1 to 34.6 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |