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ASTM Grade HP Steel vs. C61500 Bronze

ASTM grade HP steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C61500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HP steel and the bottom bar is C61500 bronze.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
110
Elongation at Break, % 5.1
3.0 to 55
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.34
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
42
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
480 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
150 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
220
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1040
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1030
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
58
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
18

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
29
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
27 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
100 to 2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.5
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17 to 34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
7.7 to 8.3
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
89 to 90.5
Iron (Fe), % 29.2 to 42.7
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.015
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5