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EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.4749 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 EN 1.4749 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
2.0 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.6
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
60
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 80
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 29
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 68.5 to 73.7
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
79 to 82
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020