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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. C28000 Muntz Metal

EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C28000 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 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C28000 Muntz Metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 27
10 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
330 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
150 to 370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
27 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
110 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
11 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
13 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
0 to 0.070
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
36.3 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3