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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDC Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and grade FDC steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 320
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
1680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
98 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025