ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel vs. EN 1.7362 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB6 steel and EN 1.7362 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 ACI-ASTM CB6 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 410 | |
| 140 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 | |
| 510 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 | |
| 200 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 870 | |
| 510 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 8.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
| 4.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 36 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 17 | |
| 6.9 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 150 | |
| 90 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1110 | |
| 100 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0.1 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 74.4 to 81 | |
| 91.5 to 95.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |