ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co vs. EN 1.7221 Steel
Both ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and EN 1.7221 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 F15 Fe-Ni-Co and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 880 | |
| 650 to 780 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 29 | |
| 23 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 55 | |
| 19 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.22 to 0.29 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Cobalt (Co), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 50.3 to 56 | |
| 96.8 to 98.3 |
| Magnesium (Mg), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 28 to 30 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |