EN 1.7779 Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FP9
Both EN 1.7779 steel and ASTM A369 grade FP9 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7779 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FP9.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 | |
| 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 430 | |
| 160 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 500 | |
| 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 | |
| 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 | |
| 240 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 470 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 9.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.0 | |
| 6.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.8 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 41 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 64 | |
| 87 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.0 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 80 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1150 | |
| 140 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.0 to 3.3 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.8 to 95.4 | |
| 87.1 to 90.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.6 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.45 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |