ASTM A210 Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy
Both ASTM A210 steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 2.0 to 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 510 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 310 | |
| 260 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 3.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 to 8.1 | |
| 4.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 33 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 5.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 81 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 to 46 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 18 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 250 | |
| 170 to 2010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 17 to 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 17 to 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 16 to 29 |