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SAE-AISI M36 Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both SAE-AISI M36 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 M36 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 78
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2190
500 to 830

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1600
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1550
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
31
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 72
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 44
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 68
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.8 to 0.9
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.8 to 4.5
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), % 70.1 to 75.5
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.6 to 5.5
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), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.8 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants