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Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and AISI 204 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 38
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 910
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 870
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
10
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 18 to 160
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 2010
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 30
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 25
24 to 31
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 48.2 to 53
69.6 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 47 to 49
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants