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Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and EN 1.4988 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 EN 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 910
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 870
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
23
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 160
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 2010
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 30
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 25
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 53
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 49
12.5 to 14.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85