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EN 1.5522 Steel vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.5522 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
70
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 380
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 520
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 720
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.24
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
9.9 to 19
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
75 to 78
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020