ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon 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 A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
300 to 420 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
5.7 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
420 to 590 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
960 to 1350 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
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 | 51 to 53 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
71 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
1510 to 3600 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
34 to 48 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
28 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
32 to 45 |