ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. CC496K Bronze

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC496K bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 HN steel and the bottom bar is CC496K bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		140
Brinell Hardness		72

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		97

Elongation at Break, %		9.0
Elongation at Break, %		8.6

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.35

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		36

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		170

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1080
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		140

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		900

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		820

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		340

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		13
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		52

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		26
Base Metal Price, % relative		31

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		9.2

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		66
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		52

Embodied Water, L/kg		180
Embodied Water, L/kg		380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		5.9

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		17

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		6.5

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.6

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.5
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		17

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		8.1

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), %		0
Aluminum (Al), %		0 to 0.010

Antimony (Sb), %		0
Antimony (Sb), %		0 to 0.5

Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 23
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		72 to 79.5

Iron (Fe), %		44.9 to 57.8
Iron (Fe), %		0 to 0.25

Lead (Pb), %		0
Lead (Pb), %		13 to 17

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.2

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		23 to 27
Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 2.0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.1

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.010

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.1

Tin (Sn), %		0
Tin (Sn), %		6.0 to 8.0

Zinc (Zn), %		0
Zinc (Zn), %		0 to 2.0