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Grade FDCrV Steel vs. S32520 Stainless Steel

Both grade FDCrV steel and S32520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 FDCrV steel and the bottom bar is S32520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 42
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1800
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
57.3 to 66.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.5 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0