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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. CC752S Brass

ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC752S brass belongs to the copper alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is CC752S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
100
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
8.4
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
170
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
840
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
800
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
110
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
21

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
28

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
24
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.14
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.040 to 0.14
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
61.5 to 64.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
0 to 0.3
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.5 to 2.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
31.5 to 36.7