ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4542 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 5.7 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 370 to 640 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 880 to 1470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 580 to 1300 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 62 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1500 to 3590 | |
| 880 to 4360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 31 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 26 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 29 to 49 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.7 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.3 to 78.4 | |
| 69.6 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.6 to 4.6 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.45 |
| 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 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |