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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
220 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
33 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
130 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
43.5 to 46.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants