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Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. SAE-AISI T8 Steel

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and SAE-AISI T8 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 T8 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 830
780 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1730
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1670
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
45
Density, g/cm3 8.3
9.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 77
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 28
24 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 24
21 to 41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 26
24 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
4.3 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 50.7 to 56.5
69.3 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 1.0
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
13.3 to 14.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.4

Comparable Variants