Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. AWS E320

Both Type 1 magnetic alloy and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

Type 1 (K94490) Iron-Nickel Soft Magnetic Alloy AWS E320 (W88021) 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, %		34

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		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1410

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1360

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

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		31
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		8.3
Density, g/cm³		8.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		5.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		77
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		91

Embodied Water, L/kg		130
Embodied Water, L/kg		220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17 to 28
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		21

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

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

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.070

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 21

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

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), %		3.0 to 4.0

Iron (Fe), %		50.7 to 56.5
Iron (Fe), %		31.8 to 43.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 2.5

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.3
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.0 to 3.0

Nickel (Ni), %		43.5 to 46.5
Nickel (Ni), %		32 to 36

Niobium (Nb), %		0
Niobium (Nb), %		0 to 1.0

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

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.6

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