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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. C28500 Muntz Metal

S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C28500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C28500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 45
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 88
150
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Shear Strength, MPa 490
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
110
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
94
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
57 to 59
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
0 to 0.35
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
39.5 to 43
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9