EN 1.1203 Steel vs. C36500 Muntz Metal
EN 1.1203 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 15 | |
40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
39 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 480 | |
270 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 780 | |
400 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 480 | |
160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
170 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
120 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
900 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
390 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
28 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
32 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.0 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
46 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 610 | |
120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
15 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
40 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.52 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
58 to 61 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.9 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 |
Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
37.5 to 41.8 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |