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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. SAE-AISI S4 Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and SAE-AISI S4 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 S4 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
670 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.3
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
48

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 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
22 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
20 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.5 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
95.2 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.6 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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.35

Comparable Variants