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Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. Nickel 601

Both Type 3 magnetic alloy and nickel 601 are nickel alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is nickel 601.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
10 to 38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
220 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
440 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660 to 890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
290 to 800

Thermal Properties

Curie Temperature, °C 400
-200
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
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
49
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
280

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
86 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
210 to 1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 3.0
21 to 25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 9.9 to 19
7.7 to 20
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 75 to 78
58 to 63
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015