Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. N08020 Stainless Steel
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08020 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 N08020 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
| 15 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 400 | |
| 210 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 630 | |
| 380 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
| 610 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
| 270 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 1.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
| 6.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
| 92 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
| 83 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
| 180 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
| 29.9 to 44 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |