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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. CC491K Bronze

ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC491K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 25 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 HL steel and the bottom bar is CC491K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
73
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
260
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
160
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
980
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
370
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
350

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
67
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
6.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
8.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.3

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
81 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.010
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.1
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
4.0 to 6.0