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EN 1.7221 Steel vs. C28000 Muntz Metal

EN 1.7221 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C28000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 EN 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is C28000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
330 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 630
150 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
31

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 98
27 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 1050
110 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
13 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
11 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.3
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3

Comparable Variants