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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.7 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
420 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
960 to 1350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
760 to 1180

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
1510 to 3600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
73.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
4.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030