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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and SAE-AISI 50B60 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 38
12 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 790
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

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
2.0
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 150
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1690
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 28
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
20 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
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