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S32615 Stainless Steel vs. C90500 Gun Metal

S32615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32615 stainless 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, % 28
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
35
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 19.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 46.4 to 57.9
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 4.8 to 6.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
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