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AISI 305 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel

Both AISI 305 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 305 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 220
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 45
5.7 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 280
420 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 710
960 to 1350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
760 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 210
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 320
1510 to 3600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 25
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 65.1 to 72.5
73.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 10.5 to 13
4.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030