Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. EN 1.6570 Steel
Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and EN 1.6570 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% 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 EN 1.6570 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
| 910 to 1130 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
| 760 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 2010 | |
| 1520 to 3010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
| 32 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 27 to 33 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.28 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.2 to 53 | |
| 94 to 96.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 49 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |