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AISI 309Cb Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both AISI 309Cb stainless steel and grade FDSiCr 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 309Cb 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 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 46
42
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 56 to 66
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 16
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025