Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. AWS E240

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and AWS E240 are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AWS E240.

Type 1 (K94490) Iron-Nickel Soft Magnetic Alloy AWS E240 (W32410) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		4.0 to 38
Elongation at Break, %		17

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		290

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1390

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		7.7

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		77
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		42

Embodied Water, L/kg		130
Embodied Water, L/kg		160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		28

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		24

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16 to 26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.060

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		17 to 19

Cobalt (Co), %		0 to 0.5
Cobalt (Co), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		50.7 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), %		58.6 to 68.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		10.5 to 13.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.75

Nickel (Ni), %		43.5 to 46.5
Nickel (Ni), %		4.0 to 6.0

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030