ASTM A369 Grade FP9 vs. EN 1.7711 Steel
Both ASTM A369 grade FP9 and EN 1.7711 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A369 grade FP9 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7711 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 16 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 | |
| 290 to 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 440 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 690 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 | |
| 400 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 87 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 12 | |
| 2.9 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 80 | |
| 130 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 430 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 24 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 22 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.36 to 0.44 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87.1 to 90.3 | |
| 96 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.45 to 0.85 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0.5 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |