EN 1.7244 Steel vs. Grade FDC Steel
Both EN 1.7244 steel and grade FDC steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7244 steel and the bottom bar is grade FDC steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 180 | |
510 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 65 to 67 | |
42 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 1390 | |
1680 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 49 | |
60 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 35 | |
40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 41 | |
50 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.21 | |
0.6 to 0.75 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.12 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.2 | |
98 to 99.4 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
0.5 to 1.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.1 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.025 |