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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. Type 3 Magnetic Alloy

EN 1.4911 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 stainless steel and the bottom bar is Type 3 magnetic alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 11
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
70
Shear Strength, MPa 640
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
2.0 to 3.0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
9.9 to 19
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
75 to 78
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0