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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Both grade FDSiCr steel and SAE-AISI 5140 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 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 SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 580
170 to 290
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
560 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.7 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040