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ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and S15700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300 to 420
200 to 460
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 11
1.1 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420 to 590
370 to 770
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 960 to 1350
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760 to 1180
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1510 to 3600
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 48
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 35
32 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32 to 45
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 15.5
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 2.5 to 3.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 79
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
6.5 to 7.7
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030