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ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. EN 1.4438 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and EN 1.4438 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 CB7Cu-1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4438 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300 to 420
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 11
41
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 590
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 960 to 1350
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1180
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
60
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1500 to 3590
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 48
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32 to 45
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.7
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.3 to 78.4
57.3 to 66.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.6 to 4.6
13 to 16
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015