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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. C95400 Bronze

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C95400 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 C95400 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
8.1 to 16
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
43
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
600 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
59
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
390

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
10 to 11.5
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 87
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
3.0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5