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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and EN 1.7378 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 (9, 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 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 38
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 790
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
4.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1690
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 28
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
2.2 to 2.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3