ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CN7M Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and ACI-ASTM CN7M steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CN7M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 200 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 430 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 940 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 1.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 1.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 32 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 5.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 78 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
| 29 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
| 5.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.9 to 82 | |
| 37.4 to 48.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 27.5 to 30.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |