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SAE-AISI M43 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel

Both SAE-AISI M43 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI M43 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 2290
960 to 1350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1550
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 120
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 77
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 47
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 71
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.2 to 1.3
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 3.5 to 4.3
14 to 15.5
Cobalt (Co), % 7.8 to 8.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 70.8 to 76
73.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.5 to 8.5
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), % 0.15 to 0.65
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.3 to 3.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.5 to 1.8
0