ACI-ASTM CF3MN Steel vs. ASTM Grade HG10 MNN Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel and ASTM grade HG10 MNN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF3MN steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HG10 MNN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 39 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 500 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1010 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.9 | |
| 4.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
| 58 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 30 | |
| 25 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.1 | |
| 3.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.070 to 0.11 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 17 to 22 | |
| 18.5 to 20.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.7 to 71.9 | |
| 57.9 to 66.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 3.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 9.0 to 13 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |