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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 60% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025