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Grade TDC Steel vs. EN 1.0234 Steel

Both grade TDC steel and EN 1.0234 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 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 TDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0234 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
100 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
64 to 78
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
350 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
12 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.13 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
99.02 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025