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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
960 to 1350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
13
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
73.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0