EN 1.3555 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel
Both EN 1.3555 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 230 | |
300 to 420 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
960 to 1350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
1500 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.3 | |
2.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 11 | |
2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.6 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 81 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 90 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
17 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
34 to 48 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
28 to 35 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.15 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 3.9 to 4.3 | |
15.5 to 17.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
2.5 to 3.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 85.4 to 87.7 | |
72.3 to 78.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 4.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 3.2 to 3.6 | |
3.6 to 4.6 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0 |