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Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and SAE-AISI M48 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 (8, 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 M48 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
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
48
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 30
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 25
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 53
63.8 to 69.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
4.8 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
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3

Comparable Variants