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Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both grade FDSiCrV steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 630
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 42
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.8
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0