Grade FDC Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1080 Steel
Both grade FDC steel and SAE-AISI 1080 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1080 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 510 | |
220 to 260 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 42 | |
28 to 45 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1680 | |
770 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
9.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
1.8 |
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 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 60 | |
27 to 31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
24 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 50 | |
25 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.6 to 0.75 | |
0.75 to 0.88 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 99.4 | |
98.1 to 98.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.050 |