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AWS E219 vs. Grade FDC Steel

Both AWS E219 and grade FDC steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E219 and the bottom bar is grade FDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
1680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 58.6 to 67.4
98 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.5 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025