Annealed SAE-AISI S5 vs. Annealed Type 4 Magnetic Alloy
Annealed SAE-AISI S5 belongs to the iron alloys classification, while annealed Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 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 annealed SAE-AISI S5 and the bottom bar is annealed Type 4 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.1 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 95 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.6 to 97 | |
| 9.5 to 17.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 1.4 | |
| 3.5 to 6.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 79 to 82 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.8 to 2.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |