ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel vs. EN 1.5535 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel and EN 1.5535 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.5535 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 300 to 420 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 11 | |
| 11 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 420 to 590 | |
| 210 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 960 to 1350 | |
| 450 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1180 | |
| 300 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 38 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 120 | |
| 45 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1510 to 3600 | |
| 240 to 680 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 to 48 | |
| 16 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 28 to 35 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 45 | |
| 13 to 44 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 3.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 73.6 to 79 | |
| 97.6 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| 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 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |