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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. C85500 Brass

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C85500 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 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 C85500 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
85
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
120
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
900
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
120
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
21

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
23
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
59 to 63
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.2
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
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.2
Zinc (Zn), % 0
35.1 to 41
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.9