ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and AISI 204 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 204 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
210 to 330 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
23 to 39 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
320 to 720 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
730 to 1100 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
380 to 1080 |
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 | |
10 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
35 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
20 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
240 to 250 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1510 to 3600 | |
360 to 2940 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
27 to 40 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
24 to 31 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
4.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
16 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
15 to 17 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 79 | |
69.6 to 76.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
7.0 to 9.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
1.5 to 3.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |