SAE-AISI 1084 Steel vs. C28500 Muntz Metal
SAE-AISI 1084 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C28500 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 SAE-AISI 1084 steel and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 20 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 470 to 550 | |
| 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 930 | |
| 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 to 600 | |
| 380 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 240 | |
| 170 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 110 |
| 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 | 51 | |
| 100 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 21 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 29 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 33 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 22 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 46 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 320 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 to 89 | |
| 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 to 960 | |
| 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 33 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 30 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.8 to 0.93 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 57 to 59 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 98.6 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 39.5 to 43 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |