AWS E219 vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel
Both AWS E219 and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 FDSiCr 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 | |
| 1930 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 15 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.8 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0.5 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 21.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.6 to 67.4 | |
| 96.5 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| 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 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |