EN 1.5522 Steel vs. Grade FDSiCrV Steel
Both EN 1.5522 steel and grade FDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is grade FDSiCrV steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
630 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 59 to 69 | |
42 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1490 | |
2100 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
47 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
26 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
50 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 53 | |
75 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
47 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 44 | |
63 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.24 | |
0.5 to 0.7 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 98.9 | |
96 to 97.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0.4 to 0.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
1.2 to 1.7 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.25 |