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S36200 Stainless Steel vs. C90500 Gun Metal

S36200 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S36200 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, % 3.4 to 4.6
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450 to 570
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1410
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 960 to 1240
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 51
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2380 to 3930
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 50
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 36
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40 to 48
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 79.5
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Titanium (Ti), % 0.6 to 0.9
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3