ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and ACI-ASTM CF3 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CF3 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 60 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 410 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 16 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 3.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.1 to 65.4 | |
| 62.9 to 75 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 8.0 to 12 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |