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AISI 441 Stainless Steel vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

AISI 441 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 441 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 23
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Rockwell B Hardness 77
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
39
Shear Strength, MPa 300
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 76 to 82.2
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 0.9
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Titanium (Ti), % 0.1 to 0.5
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4