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C90500 Gun Metal vs. EN 1.4558 Stainless Steel

C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while EN 1.4558 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C90500 gun metal and the bottom bar is EN 1.4558 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 90
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 170
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
31
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
5.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
77
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0.15 to 0.45
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
39.2 to 47.9
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
32 to 35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.6
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.3
0