Type 1 Magnetic Alloy vs. C61400 Bronze
Type 1 magnetic alloy belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61400 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 Type 1 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is C61400 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 38 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 830 | |
| 540 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 790 | |
| 220 to 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 220 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1050 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1040 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 420 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 18 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 14 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 15 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 8.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 77 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 33 to 150 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 1690 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 7.5 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 28 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 26 | |
| 18 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 86 to 92.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.7 to 56.5 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 43.5 to 46.5 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |