ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both ASTM A732 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 440 | |
300 to 420 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 4.0 to 25 | |
5.7 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 750 | |
420 to 590 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 to 73 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1470 | |
960 to 1350 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 1340 | |
760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 to 1460 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 to 1420 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 50 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.7 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.9 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 to 3.8 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 to 24 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 54 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 130 | |
71 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 4770 | |
1510 to 3600 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 52 | |
34 to 48 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
28 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
4.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
32 to 45 |