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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
5.7 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
420 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
960 to 1350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
760 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
1500 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
15.5 to 17.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
72.3 to 78.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.6 to 4.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030