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ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and EN 1.4306 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300 to 420
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 11
14 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 590
190 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 960 to 1350
580 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1180
210 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
110 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510 to 3600
110 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 48
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32 to 45
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 79
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
10 to 12
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

Comparable Variants