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Grade FDC Steel vs. EN 1.6771 Steel

Both grade FDC steel and EN 1.6771 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 EN 1.6771 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
280 to 350
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
930 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
33 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
27 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.27 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
92.2 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020