ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. AWS E320
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 AWS E320.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 38 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 6.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 91 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 17 | |
| 28 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.7 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 3.0 to 4.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.3 to 78.4 | |
| 31.8 to 43.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.6 to 4.6 | |
| 32 to 36 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |