EN 1.5418 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel
Both EN 1.5418 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.5418 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1780 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 2.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 63 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 42 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 53 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 15.5 to 17.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.9 | |
| 72.3 to 78.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 3.6 to 4.6 |
| 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 0.3 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |