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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% 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 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 38
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 790
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1690
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 28
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15