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S82012 Stainless Steel vs. C37000 Muntz Metal

S82012 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C37000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S82012 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C37000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 40
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
39
Shear Strength, MPa 550
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
27
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 290
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 790
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 77.9
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.16 to 0.26
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 40.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4