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Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel

Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1070
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
700
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
20
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
2410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
37

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 3.0
9.8 to 11.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
5.0 to 7.0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.9 to 19
75.7 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 75 to 78
0.2 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.4