S15500 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel
Both S15500 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S15500 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 290 to 430 | |
| 300 to 420 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 to 16 | |
| 5.7 to 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 350 to 650 | |
| 420 to 590 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1490 | |
| 960 to 1350 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 590 to 1310 | |
| 760 to 1180 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 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 | 17 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 2.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
| 71 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 890 to 4460 | |
| 1510 to 3600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 53 | |
| 34 to 48 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 37 | |
| 28 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.6 | |
| 4.6 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 50 | |
| 32 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 14 to 15.5 | |
| 14 to 15.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 2.5 to 4.5 | |
| 2.5 to 3.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 71.9 to 79.9 | |
| 73.6 to 79 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.5 to 5.5 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |