Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. C63000 Bronze
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while C63000 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is C63000 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 7.9 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 44 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 400 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 660 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 330 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 230 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 230 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 7.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 57 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 390 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 47 to 82 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 470 to 640 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.9 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| 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 | |
| 76.8 to 85 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 2.0 to 4.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 4.0 to 5.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |