ACI-ASTM CF3 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH10 Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and ACI-ASTM CH10 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF3 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH10 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
160 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 60 | |
34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
180 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
78 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 | |
540 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
230 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
440 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 960 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
16 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
20 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.2 | |
3.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 45 | |
53 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
25 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 250 | |
150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 | |
140 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
3.9 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
12 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 21 | |
22 to 26 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62.9 to 75 | |
54.8 to 66 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 12 | |
12 to 15 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |