Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.7323 Steel

Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and EN 1.7323 steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 1.7323 steel.

Type 2 (K94840) Iron-Nickel Soft Magnetic Alloy EN 1.7323 (20MoCrS4) Chromium-Molybdenum Steel

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Mechanical Properties

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

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		480 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.2

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		4.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		33
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.5

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		81
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20

Embodied Water, L/kg		140
Embodied Water, L/kg		50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 52

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 36

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 29
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0.17 to 0.23

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		0.3 to 0.6

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

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		48.2 to 53
Iron (Fe), %		97.1 to 98.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0.7 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.4 to 0.5

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

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.3

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0.020 to 0.040