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Grade FDC Steel vs. ASTM Grade HI Steel

Both grade FDC steel and ASTM grade HI steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HI steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
46.9 to 59.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
14 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040