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S44626 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDC Steel

Both S44626 stainless steel and grade FDC steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44626 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 68.1 to 74.1
98 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0