ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and grade VDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 590 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 1950 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 70 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.5 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.1 to 65.4 | |
| 96.6 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| 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 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |