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C36500 Muntz Metal vs. S21600 Stainless Steel

C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while S21600 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C36500 Muntz Metal and the bottom bar is S21600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 45
86
Shear Modulus, GPa 39
79
Shear Strength, MPa 270
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 170
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 120
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 900
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 890
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
17
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.2
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 58 to 61
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.15
57.6 to 67.8
Lead (Pb), % 0.25 to 0.7
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.25
0
Zinc (Zn), % 37.5 to 41.8
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.4
0