ASTM A182 Grade F10 vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F10 and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F10 and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 180 | |
| 640 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 56 | |
| 57 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 1080 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 | |
| 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 740 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.9 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 15 | |
| 2.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 17 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 18 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 35 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 8.0 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 180 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 2900 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 40 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 7.0 to 9.0 | |
| 10.5 to 12.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 66.5 to 72.4 | |
| 77.9 to 83.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 19 to 22 | |
| 6.0 to 8.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |