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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. Grade FDCrV Steel

Both EN 1.5521 steel and grade FDCrV steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is grade FDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 59 to 72
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.5 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25