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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. CC764S Brass

ASTM grade HE steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC764S 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 HE steel and the bottom bar is CC764S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 10
15
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
41
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
180
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
130
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
850
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
810
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
400
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
94
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
20

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
32
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
36

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
330

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
30
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
52 to 66
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
0.5 to 2.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.3
Zinc (Zn), % 0
20.7 to 50.2