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AISI 205 Stainless Steel vs. C37000 Muntz Metal

AISI 205 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C37000 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 AISI 205 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, % 11 to 51
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 850
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800 to 1430
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1100
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
23
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 430
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 3060
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 52
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 37
15
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.1
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 15.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.32 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36 to 40.2
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4