ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and EN 1.4006 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 EN 1.4006 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
16 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
150 to 300 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
590 to 750 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
230 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
2.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
7.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
27 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
13 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
99 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1510 to 3600 | |
140 to 660 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
21 to 27 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
20 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
21 to 26 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0.080 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
11.5 to 13.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 79 | |
83.1 to 88.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
0 to 0.75 |
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 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |