Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. ASTM A216 Cast Steel
Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and ASTM A216 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A216 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
| 500 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.9 | |
| 7.1 to 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 2010 | |
| 140 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 16 to 18 |