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EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCrV Steel

Both EN 1.4594 stainless steel and grade FDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4594 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCrV 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 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1170
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 41
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 31
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 39
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 72.6 to 79.5
96 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25