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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. C95500 Bronze

ASTM grade HL steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95500 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 C95500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 11
8.4 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
44
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
700 to 850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
320 to 470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1050
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1040
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
390

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
58 to 61
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
420 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
8.0
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
78 to 84
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
3.0 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5