ASTM A369 Grade FP92 vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel
Both ASTM A369 grade FP92 and SAE-AISI L3 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 ASTM A369 grade FP92 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
| 600 to 2250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.3 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 11 | |
| 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 40 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 89 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 21 to 80 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 20 to 49 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 18 to 67 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.13 | |
| 1.0 to 1.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.5 to 9.5 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 85.8 to 89.1 | |
| 95.5 to 97.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.25 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.040 to 0.090 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.030 to 0.070 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.1 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 |