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EN 1.8527 Steel vs. Grade FDCrV Steel

Both EN 1.8527 steel and grade FDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is grade FDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
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 41
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 66
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.12
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 3.7 to 4.3
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 93.2 to 95.1
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.2
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25