EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 210 | |
| 300 to 420 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 250 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 700 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 260 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 270 to 280 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 170 | |
| 1510 to 3600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 18.5 | |
| 14 to 15.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.7 to 72.5 | |
| 73.6 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 5.5 to 9.5 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |