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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. C63800 Bronze

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C63800 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is C63800 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
7.9 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
460 to 1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1030
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1000
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
15 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
2.5 to 3.1
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.25 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0
92.4 to 95.8
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5