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Type 3 Magnetic Alloy vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

Type 3 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 28 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 3 magnetic alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 43
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
410 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
560 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1320
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
11
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
26 to 30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 3.0
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 9.9 to 19
81.9 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 75 to 78
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3