ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and AISI 403 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 403 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
| 190 to 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 16 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 200 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 530 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 280 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 28 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 99 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 17 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1500 to 3590 | |
| 210 to 840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 7.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 20 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.7 | |
| 11.5 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.3 to 78.4 | |
| 84.7 to 88.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.6 to 4.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |