ASTM A514 Steel vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy
Both ASTM A514 steel and Type 1 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 A514 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, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 4.0 to 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
| 500 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 770 | |
| 220 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 5.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
| 77 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 33 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 to 1590 | |
| 130 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 17 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 16 to 26 |