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EN 1.4112 Stainless Steel vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.4112 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 EN 1.4112 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 20
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Shear Strength, MPa 470
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 76.6 to 81.2
9.9 to 19
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
75 to 78
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 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0