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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 320
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
5.7 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
420 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
960 to 1350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
760 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
1500 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15.5 to 17.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
72.3 to 78.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.6 to 4.6
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030