Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 790 | |
| 230 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 150 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1690 | |
| 140 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 16 to 19 |