Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel
Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and ASTM A387 grade 21 steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 A387 grade 21 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
| 21 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
| 500 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.9 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 4.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 62 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
| 84 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 2010 | |
| 140 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.2 to 53 | |
| 94.4 to 96 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 49 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |