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C90500 Gun Metal vs. AWS E80C-B6

C90500 gun metal belongs to the copper alloys classification, while AWS E80C-B6 belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 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 AWS E80C-B6.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 110
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.34
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 40
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 160
530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 190
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1000
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 850
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 370
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 75
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 11
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
9.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 35
4.7
Density, g/cm3 8.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 390
71

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 54
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 6.9
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 10
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 12
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 23
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Antimony (Sb), % 0 to 0.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.5 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 86 to 89
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.2
90.1 to 94.4
Lead (Pb), % 0 to 0.3
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.0050
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 9.0 to 11
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Zinc (Zn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5