Type 2 Magnetic Alloy vs. S45503 Stainless Steel
Both Type 2 magnetic alloy and S45503 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is Type 2 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is S45503 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 2.0 to 38 | |
| 4.6 to 6.8 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 910 | |
| 1610 to 1850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 870 | |
| 1430 to 1700 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.4 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.9 | |
| 3.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
| 48 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 140 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 18 to 160 | |
| 82 to 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 30 | |
| 57 to 65 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 25 | |
| 39 to 43 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 29 | |
| 56 to 64 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.5 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 48.2 to 53 | |
| 72.4 to 78.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 47 to 49 | |
| 7.5 to 9.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |