Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 2.4889 Nickel
Both Type 3 magnetic alloy and EN 2.4889 nickel are nickel alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is EN 2.4889 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 43 | |
| 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.31 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 70 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 350 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
| 1200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1320 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 1.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 55 | |
| 42 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.7 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 8.7 | |
| 6.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 120 | |
| 98 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.050 to 0.12 |
| Cerium (Ce), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.090 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 9.9 to 19 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 75 to 78 | |
| 45 to 50.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |