ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FP12
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and ASTM A369 grade FP12 are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 ASTM A369 grade FP12.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
| 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 2.8 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 81 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1510 to 3600 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 79 | |
| 96.8 to 98.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.3 to 0.61 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.44 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 0 |
| 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 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |