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Grade FDC Steel vs. Nickel 333

Grade FDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 333 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 nickel 333.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
8.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
9.3 to 24.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44 to 48
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 4.0