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SAE-AISI M34 Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both SAE-AISI M34 steel and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M34 steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 2170
500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1540
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
31
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 74
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 67
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 0.92
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.5
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.8 to 9.2
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
43.5 to 46.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.4 to 2.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.9 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants