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EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

EN 1.4408 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4408 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, % 34
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 71
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
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