EN 1.8959 Steel vs. C37000 Muntz Metal
EN 1.8959 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C37000 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 1.8959 steel and the bottom bar is C37000 Muntz Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
100 |
Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.31 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
39 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
270 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 | |
400 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 | |
160 |
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 | |
890 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
380 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
120 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
21 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
27 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
30 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.7 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
45 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
320 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 78 | |
130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 300 | |
120 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
7.2 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
14 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
15 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
39 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
13 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.19 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.35 to 0.85 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
59 to 62 |
Iron (Fe), % | 94.9 to 99 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
0.8 to 1.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 1.6 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
36 to 40.2 |
Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.17 | |
0 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |