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Grade FDC Steel vs. AWS E383

Both grade FDC steel and AWS E383 are iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
28.8 to 39.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 33
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020