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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy

Both S40920 stainless steel and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
4.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
220 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
33 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 97
130 to 1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
50.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
43.5 to 46.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0