Type 4 Magnetic Alloy vs. Z24311 Zinc
Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while Z24311 zinc belongs to the zinc alloys. There are 26 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 Z24311 zinc.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
87 |
Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 40 | |
63 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
0.25 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
35 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 1100 | |
140 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 1040 | |
120 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
110 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
90 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
390 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
26 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
37 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
11 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.8 | |
6.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 10 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 140 | |
53 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 210 | |
340 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 22 to 200 | |
85 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 2840 | |
81 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
7.4 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 35 | |
6.1 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 27 | |
9.3 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 37 | |
4.6 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Cadmium (Cd), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
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 | |
0 to 0.0050 |
Iron (Fe), % | 9.5 to 17.5 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.030 to 0.080 |
Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0015 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.5 to 6.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 79 to 82 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
99.862 to 100 |