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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
5.7 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
420 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
960 to 1350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
760 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
1510 to 3600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
73.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
4.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030