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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4606 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, % 23 to 39
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
220 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
33 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
130 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0