Grade FDC Steel vs. EN 1.5514 Steel
Both grade FDC steel and EN 1.5514 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 510 | |
140 to 170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 42 | |
64 to 69 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1680 | |
470 to 1680 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
49 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 60 | |
17 to 60 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
17 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 50 | |
14 to 50 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.6 to 0.75 | |
0.3 to 0.35 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 99.4 | |
97.8 to 99.099 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |