ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. Chromium 33
ACI-ASTM CB30 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while chromium 33 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and the bottom bar is chromium 33.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 81 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 320 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 6.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 84 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 31 to 35 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.9 to 82 | |
| 25.7 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 2.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 30 to 33 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |