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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

AISI 416 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
9.9 to 19
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
75 to 78
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.020