ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1151 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel and SAE-AISI 1151 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 SAE-AISI 1151 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
210 to 220 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
11 to 17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
260 to 410 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
710 to 800 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
390 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
250 |
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 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
10 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
12 |
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 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
86 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1500 to 3590 | |
400 to 1170 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
25 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
22 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0.48 to 0.55 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.7 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 72.3 to 78.4 | |
98.3 to 98.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
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 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.080 to 0.13 |