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EN 1.4109 Stainless Steel vs. Grade FDCrV Steel

Both EN 1.4109 stainless steel and grade FDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 EN 1.4109 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade FDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 28
53

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.12
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 85
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25