MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

Grade FDC Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F10

Both grade FDC steel and ASTM A182 grade F10 are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F10.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 42
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
15
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
7.0 to 9.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
66.5 to 72.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
1.0 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030