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SAE-AISI O7 Steel vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

SAE-AISI O7 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI O7 steel and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2110
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 74
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 70
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.1 to 1.3
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 92.9 to 97.6
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.4
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4