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AWS E3155 vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both AWS E3155 and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 51% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E3155 and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22.5
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 18.5 to 21
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 23.3 to 36.3
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 21
43.5 to 46.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.0 to 3.0
0