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EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both EN 1.4958 stainless steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 1.4958 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
33
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 41.1 to 50.6
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32.5
47 to 49
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0