SAE-AISI 1030 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 Steel
Both SAE-AISI 1030 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1030 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-1 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 to 160 | |
300 to 420 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 22 | |
5.7 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 320 | |
420 to 590 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 590 | |
960 to 1350 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 490 | |
760 to 1180 |
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 | 51 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
2.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
2.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
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 | 77 to 100 | |
71 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 650 | |
1500 to 3590 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 21 | |
34 to 48 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
28 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
4.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 19 | |
32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.34 | |
0 to 0.070 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
15.5 to 17.7 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.2 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 99.12 | |
72.3 to 78.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0 to 0.7 |
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 0.040 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.030 |