EN 1.7383 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both EN 1.7383 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 180 | |
| 300 to 420 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 270 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 610 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 400 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.6 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 420 | |
| 1510 to 3600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 14 to 15.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.3 to 96.6 | |
| 73.6 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 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 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |