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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
2.0 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
220 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 650
420 to 630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
620 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
270 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
22 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
190 to 2840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
19 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
18 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
21 to 37

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
9.5 to 17.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
3.5 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
79 to 82
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0