Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. AWS E308H
Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and AWS E308H are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AWS E308H.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
| 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.7 to 56.5 | |
| 62.9 to 72.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
| 9.0 to 11 |
| 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 |