AWS ER70S-A1 vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy
AWS ER70S-A1 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 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 AWS ER70S-A1 and the bottom bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
180 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
43 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
70 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 | |
550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 | |
210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
290 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1370 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1320 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
2.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
55 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
8.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
120 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
220 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 | |
120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
12 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
17 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
2.0 to 3.0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.1 to 99.3 | |
9.9 to 19 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.3 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
75 to 78 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |