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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025