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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. C94500 Bronze

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94500 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 C94500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
50
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
92
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
12
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
34
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
160
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
940
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
330
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
20

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
30
Density, g/cm3 7.9
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
5.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
7.4
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
6.7

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
66.7 to 78
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
16 to 22
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.0050
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 1.2