ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1042 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and SAE-AISI 1042 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1042 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 260 | |
| 230 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 620 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 | |
| 340 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 180 | |
| 87 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 | |
| 320 to 900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 20 to 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.4 to 0.47 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.1 to 65.4 | |
| 98.5 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0.6 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 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |