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Grade FDC Steel vs. EN 1.0536 Steel

Both grade FDC steel and EN 1.0536 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 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 EN 1.0536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.3

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
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
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 60
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
97.2 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
1.3 to 1.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15