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Grade FDC Steel vs. EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel

Both grade FDC steel and EN 1.4109 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4109 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
80.7 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015