EN 1.5536 Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel
Both EN 1.5536 steel and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5536 steel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
| 580 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 65 to 71 | |
| 42 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1600 | |
| 1930 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 57 | |
| 69 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 39 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 47 | |
| 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.3 | |
| 0.5 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.6 to 98.7 | |
| 96.5 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.5 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 1.2 to 1.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |