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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. C36500 Muntz Metal

EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C36500 Muntz Metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C36500 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
39
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
32

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
58 to 61
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.25 to 0.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
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
Zinc (Zn), % 0
37.5 to 41.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4