ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. EN 1.8522 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and EN 1.8522 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.8522 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
| 220 to 380 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 730 to 1250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 4.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 63 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 17 | |
| 6.2 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 26 to 44 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 23 to 33 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 21 to 36 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.29 to 0.36 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.7 | |
| 2.8 to 3.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 72.3 to 78.4 | |
| 93.7 to 96 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.6 to 4.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |