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Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. S17700 Stainless Steel

Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and S17700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S17700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 38
1.0 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 910
1180 to 1650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 870
430 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 160
15 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 2010
460 to 3750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 30
42 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 25
32 to 40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
39 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
16 to 18
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 53
70.5 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 49
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants