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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. AWS E2593

Both grade FDSiCr steel and AWS E2593 are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2593.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
52.7 to 62.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.5 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030