ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN Steel vs. SAE-AISI M50 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF10SMnN steel and SAE-AISI M50 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 SAE-AISI M50 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 720 to 2250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 340 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1310 | |
| 1440 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 9.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 5.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
| 74 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 83 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 26 to 80 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 to 49 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 21 to 66 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.78 to 0.88 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 3.8 to 4.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 59.1 to 65.4 | |
| 87 to 90.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.45 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 3.9 to 4.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 9.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.18 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 3.5 to 4.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.3 |