ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and EN 1.4021 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 1.4021 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 240 to 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 630 to 880 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 390 to 670 |
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 | |
| 88 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1510 to 3600 | |
| 400 to 1160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 23 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 22 to 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.16 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 79 | |
| 83.2 to 87.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| 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 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |