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Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and SAE-AISI M36 steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M36 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 510 to 910
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
38
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 30
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 25
23 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 53
70.1 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
4.6 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 49
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3

Comparable Variants