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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. CC760S Brass

ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while CC760S brass 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 CC760S brass.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
51
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
190
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
940
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
150
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
28
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
320

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.2
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
5.8
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.2
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
6.2

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.010
Arsenic (As), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
83 to 88
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
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), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.1
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
10.7 to 17