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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 38
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 790
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
12
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1690
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030