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AWS E209 vs. Grade FDSiCr Steel

Both AWS E209 and grade FDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 AWS E209 and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 24
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 51.5 to 64.3
96.5 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 7.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.5 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0