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Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. AISI 304LN Stainless Steel

Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and AISI 304LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 304LN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 38
7.8 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 910
580 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 870
230 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
16
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 160
83 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 2010
140 to 1900
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 30
21 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 25
20 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
13 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 53
65 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 49
8.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants