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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. C66100 Bronze

ASTM grade HK steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C66100 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HK steel and the bottom bar is C66100 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.0 to 40
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
410 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120 to 430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
34
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
29
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
53 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
60 to 790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
9.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
92 to 97
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
0 to 0.25
Lead (Pb), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
2.8 to 3.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5