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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
220 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
33 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
130 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants