ASTM Grade HP Steel vs. C94700 Bronze
ASTM grade HP steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C94700 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HP steel and the bottom bar is C94700 bronze.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 110 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.1 | |
| 7.9 to 32 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 43 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 350 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 160 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 200 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 190 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1030 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 900 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 380 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 54 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.8 | |
| 3.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 82 | |
| 56 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 350 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 | |
| 41 to 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 110 to 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 7.3 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 11 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 13 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 12 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Antimony (Sb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 28 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 85 to 90 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 29.2 to 42.7 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Lead (Pb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 33 to 37 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Tin (Sn), % | 0 | |
| 4.5 to 6.0 |
| Zinc (Zn), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |