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Grade FDC Steel vs. EN 1.7033 Steel

Both grade FDC steel and EN 1.7033 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7033 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
150 to 240
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
500 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

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
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
18 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
18 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
15 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
97.1 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035