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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. C90500 Gun Metal

EN 1.7386 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
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