ACI-ASTM CF20 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HG10 MNN Steel
Both ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and ASTM grade HG10 MNN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ACI-ASTM CF20 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HG10 MNN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 50 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 | |
| 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 500 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 970 | |
| 990 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 16 | |
| 21 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 4.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 58 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 160 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 3.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.070 to 0.11 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18 to 21 | |
| 18.5 to 20.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 64.2 to 74 | |
| 57.9 to 66.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 3.0 to 5.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.0 to 11 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |