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SAE-AISI H23 Steel vs. C90500 Gun Metal

SAE-AISI H23 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI H23 steel and the bottom bar is C90500 gun metal.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 760 to 1550
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
190
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1680
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1630
850
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
370
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
75
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
35
Density, g/cm3 8.7
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.9
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
6.9
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 49
10
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
12
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.2
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 47
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
86 to 89
Iron (Fe), % 71.3 to 76.7
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.6
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
9.0 to 11
Tungsten (W), % 11 to 12.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3