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S31655 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel

Both S31655 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31655 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
5.7 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
420 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
960 to 1350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
760 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
1500 to 3590
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 23
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 21.5
15.5 to 17.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 63.2 to 71.9
72.3 to 78.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 9.5
3.6 to 4.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.25
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030