SAE-AISI M46 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both SAE-AISI M46 steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 M46 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 | 800 to 2300 | |
960 to 1350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1540 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1500 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 18 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 33 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 12 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
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 78 | |
34 to 48 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 48 | |
28 to 35 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.9 | |
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), % | 3.7 to 4.2 | |
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 to 73.8 | |
73.6 to 79 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.7 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 8.0 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), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 1.9 to 2.2 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 3.0 to 3.3 | |
0 |