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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. Type 2 Magnetic Alloy

Both EN 1.3520 steel and Type 2 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
510 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
3.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
4.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
17 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
17 to 25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0 to 0.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
48.2 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 49
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030