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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.4961 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 27% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. 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 1.4961 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, % 39
2.0 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
79 to 82
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020