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N08020 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both N08020 stainless steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 N08020 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 34
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 620
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 420
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.6
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 38
33
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.6
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 92
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 170
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 440
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 29.9 to 44
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 32 to 38
47 to 49
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants