MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. C90500 Gun Metal

ASTM A266 carbon 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 26
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 200
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 290
160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51 to 52
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
11
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1 to 8.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
35
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18 to 19
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 46 to 47
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
54
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 230
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 19
12