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AISI 302B Stainless Steel vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

AISI 302B stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 302B stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 84
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Shear Strength, MPa 410
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4