ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and EN 1.4404 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN 1.4404 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
| 190 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 14 to 43 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 220 to 320 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 34 | |
| 91 to 93 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 600 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 240 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 3.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 17 | |
| 26 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 110 to 210 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1500 to 3590 | |
| 140 to 800 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 20 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 13 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.7 | |
| 16.5 to 18.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.3 to 78.4 | |
| 62.8 to 71.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.6 to 4.6 | |
| 10 to 13 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |