ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both ASTM A148 cast steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 390 | |
| 300 to 420 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 25 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 670 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 1160 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 47 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 7.5 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.6 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 3570 | |
| 1510 to 3600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 13 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
| 32 to 45 |