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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 EN 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
580
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 730
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0