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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

EN 1.4911 stainless 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4911 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, % 11
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Shear Strength, MPa 640
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
13

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
0
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4