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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. C43500 Brass

ASTM grade HE steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 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 grade HE steel and the bottom bar is C43500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
8.5 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
320 to 530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
120 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
970
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
28
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
30

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
44 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
65 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
10 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
12 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
79 to 83
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.090
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
15.4 to 20.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.3