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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.7710 Steel

Both grade FDSiCr steel and EN 1.7710 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7710 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 580
280 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
930 to 1070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
33 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
27 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
27 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.12 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
95.1 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25