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ASTM Grade HT Steel vs. CC760S Brass

ASTM grade HT steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HT steel and the bottom bar is CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
19

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
38
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
40

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
28
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
320

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
33
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 38.2 to 51.7
0 to 0.15
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
10.7 to 17