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ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and AISI 316L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300 to 420
170 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 11
9.0 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 590
170 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 960 to 1350
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1180
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1500 to 3590
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 48
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32 to 45
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.7
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.3 to 78.4
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.6 to 4.6
10 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.35
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030