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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 50% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 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, % 40
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Shear Strength, MPa 430
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
55
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
9.9 to 19
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
75 to 78
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 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0