ASTM Grade HG10 MNN Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CT15C Steel
Both ASTM grade HG10 MNN steel and ACI-ASTM CT15C steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HG10 MNN steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CT15C steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 190 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 500 | |
| 560 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 990 | |
| 1080 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 1.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 21 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.0 | |
| 6.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 58 | |
| 88 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 90 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 93 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.11 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 18.5 to 20.5 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 57.9 to 66.5 | |
| 40.3 to 49.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0.15 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 31 to 34 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.2 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.15 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |