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EN 1.4405 Stainless Steel vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

EN 1.4405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4405 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, % 17
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 610
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 950
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 80.3
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4