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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. CC764S Brass

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S brass 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 CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
94
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2