ASTM Grade HH Steel vs. C55282 Copper
ASTM grade HH steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HH steel and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 190 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 200 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 640 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 400 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 7.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 6.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 5.8 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 8.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 7.4 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 87.7 to 88.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 52.9 to 64.8 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 6.5 to 7.0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 0 | |
| 4.8 to 5.2 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |