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Grade FDC Steel vs. S34565 Stainless Steel

Both grade FDC steel and S34565 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S34565 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 42
45
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
28
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
43.2 to 51.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
5.0 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010