ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. ASTM A227 Spring Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and ASTM A227 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 CB7Cu-1 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A227 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
| 500 to 640 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 12 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 900 to 1160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 1720 to 2220 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 1430 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 200 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 61 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 41 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 55 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.45 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.7 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.3 to 78.4 | |
| 97.4 to 99.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.3 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.6 to 4.6 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |