C28500 Muntz Metal vs. AWS E316LMn

C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E316LMn belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C28500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

UNS C28500 Muntz Metal AWS E316LMn (W31622) Weld Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Elongation at Break, %		20
Elongation at Break, %		23

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		40
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		300

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1420

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1370

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		22
Base Metal Price, % relative		24

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		46
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		64

Embodied Water, L/kg		320
Embodied Water, L/kg		180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		20
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.040

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		18 to 21

Copper (Cu), %		57 to 59
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.75

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), %		47.5 to 59.4

Lead (Pb), %		0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		5.0 to 8.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		2.5 to 3.5

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		15 to 18

Nitrogen (N), %		0
Nitrogen (N), %		0.1 to 0.25

Phosphorus (P), %		0
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.9

Sulfur (S), %		0
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Zinc (Zn), %		39.5 to 43
Zinc (Zn), %		0

Residuals, %		0 to 0.9
Residuals, %		0