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S30815 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both S30815 stainless steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30815 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, % 45
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 68.4
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
47 to 49
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030