Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. C17500 Copper
Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C17500 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 C17500 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 120 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
| 6.0 to 30 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 45 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
| 310 to 860 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 790 | |
| 170 to 760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1060 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1020 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 390 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 24 to 53 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 24 to 54 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 150 | |
| 30 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1690 | |
| 120 to 2390 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 9.7 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 11 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 11 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Beryllium (Be), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 2.4 to 2.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 95.6 to 97.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.7 to 56.5 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |