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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both S30601 stainless steel and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
580
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.025