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Grade FDCrV Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1547 Steel

Both grade FDCrV steel and SAE-AISI 1547 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 FDCrV steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1547 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
200 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 42
32 to 40
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1800
740 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
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 48
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
26 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.43 to 0.51
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
97.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0