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EN 1.6587 Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.6587 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 (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6587 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 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1420
620 to 1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.4
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.4 to 1.7
79 to 82
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants