Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. Type 1 Magnetic Alloy
Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and Type 1 magnetic alloy are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is Type 1 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
| 4.0 to 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
| 500 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
| 220 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Curie Temperature, °C | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.9 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 5.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 77 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
| 33 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 2010 | |
| 130 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
| 17 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 17 to 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 16 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.2 to 53 | |
| 50.7 to 56.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 49 | |
| 43.5 to 46.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |