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Grade FDC Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1095 Steel

Both grade FDC steel and SAE-AISI 1095 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1095 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
200 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 42
28 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
680 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
9.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
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
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
24 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
22 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
22 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
98.4 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050