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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. C87800 Brass

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C87800 brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is C87800 brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
920
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
820
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
300

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.4
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
8.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
80 to 84.2
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.15
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.010
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.15
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.8 to 4.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
12 to 16
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5