SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.1 to 2.4 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 13 | |
| 14 to 15.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 80.6 to 86.3 | |
| 73.6 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 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 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |