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SAE-AISI M52 Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both SAE-AISI M52 steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI M52 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 2280
510 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.5
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 89
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 80
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 49
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 67
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 84.4 to 88.9
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.9
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
47 to 49
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.3
0

Comparable Variants