ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. AISI 201LN Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and AISI 201LN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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-2 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
| 210 to 320 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 25 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 340 to 540 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 740 to 1060 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 350 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 230 to 310 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1510 to 3600 | |
| 310 to 1520 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 27 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 24 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 16 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 16 to 17.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 79 | |
| 67.9 to 73.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 6.4 to 7.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 4.0 to 5.0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |