Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.7386 Steel
Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and EN 1.7386 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 1.7386 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
| 550 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 790 | |
| 240 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 88 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 150 | |
| 92 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1690 | |
| 150 to 490 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.7 to 56.5 | |
| 86.8 to 90.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.25 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |