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EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel vs. C90500 Gun Metal

EN 1.4563 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4563 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 40
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
35
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 240
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.7 to 1.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 31.6 to 40.3
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3