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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. SAE-AISI O6 Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and SAE-AISI O6 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 O6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
71
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 28
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
22 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
22 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.3 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
94.6 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 43.5 to 46.5
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.55 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants