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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. C43400 Brass

ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C43400 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HL steel and the bottom bar is C43400 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 11
3.0 to 49
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
310 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
110 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1020
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
990
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
19 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
57 to 1420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
10 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
12 to 20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
84 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
0 to 0.050
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
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
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
11.4 to 15.6
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5