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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

AISI 301L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% 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 AISI 301L 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, % 22 to 50
2.0 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440 to 660
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
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 2.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
79 to 82
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants