Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and ACI-ASTM CC50 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

Type 2 (K94840) Iron-Nickel Soft Magnetic Alloy ACI-ASTM CC50 (J92615) Cast Stainless Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.27

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		490

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		2.3

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		33
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		7.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		81
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		39

Embodied Water, L/kg		140
Embodied Water, L/kg		170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		15

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		26

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.5

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		26 to 30

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		48.2 to 53
Iron (Fe), %		62.9 to 74

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 49
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 4.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.5

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040