EN 1.5501 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both EN 1.5501 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 to 150 | |
300 to 420 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 17 | |
5.7 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 to 270 | |
420 to 590 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 510 | |
960 to 1350 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 420 | |
760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
130 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 40 to 83 | |
71 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 460 | |
1510 to 3600 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 18 | |
34 to 48 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 18 | |
28 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.16 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
14 to 15.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
2.5 to 3.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.4 to 99.269 | |
73.6 to 79 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.8 | |
0 to 0.7 |
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 0.3 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |