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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 4130 Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and SAE-AISI 4130 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 (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 SAE-AISI 4130 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 38
13 to 26
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
530 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 790
440 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
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
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 150
83 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1690
500 to 2550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 28
19 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
19 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
16 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
97.3 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 43.5 to 46.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants