ACI-ASTM CB30 Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CB30 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 370 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 1230 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 1120 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 940 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 10 | |
| 5.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 60 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
| 2.8 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 3320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 43 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 32 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.28 to 0.38 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 1.0 to 1.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.9 to 82 | |
| 92.4 to 95.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 2.9 to 3.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.080 to 0.25 |