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EN 1.5024 Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.5024 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5024 steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1930
620 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 97.6
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
79 to 82
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants