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Grade FDC Steel vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

Both grade FDC steel and EN 1.7362 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
510 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
510
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
69

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
91.5 to 95.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050