ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and ASTM A387 grade 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 A387 grade 2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 470 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
| 260 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1470 |
| 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 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
| 2.4 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 180 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.050 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.1 to 65.4 | |
| 97.1 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0.55 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |