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AISI 302 Stainless Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both AISI 302 stainless steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 60% 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 AISI 302 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, % 4.5 to 46
2.0 to 38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1430
510 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1100
260 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 59 to 260
18 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 3070
170 to 2010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 51
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 36
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
47 to 49
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants