ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade K Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and ASTM A372 grade K steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade K steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 440 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 4.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
| 2.7 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 1010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 1.0 to 1.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.1 to 65.4 | |
| 93.4 to 96.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |