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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDC Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and grade FDC steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
1680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
98 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025