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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 38
14 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 790
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
19
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 150
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1690
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 28
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
20 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16.5 to 18.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 43.5 to 46.5
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants