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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. SAE-AISI M10 Steel

Both grade FDSiCr steel and SAE-AISI M10 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M10 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
740 to 2170

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
31
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
8.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.84 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
82.3 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.8 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.2