ASTM A369 Grade FP91 vs. EN 1.8879 Steel
Both ASTM A369 grade FP91 and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A369 grade FP91 and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 | |
| 16 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 | |
| 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 | |
| 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
| 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 3.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
| 26 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 88 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 2.0 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 560 | |
| 1320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 9.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87.3 to 90.3 | |
| 91.9 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.85 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 0.7 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.060 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.18 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |