Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. AWS ERTi-12
Grade FDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ERTi-12 belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is AWS ERTi-12.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
110 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
41 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1930 | |
480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
320 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1670 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1620 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
540 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
21 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
8.7 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
3.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
7.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
37 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
4.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
31 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
510 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
110 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
35 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 69 | |
30 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 44 | |
30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
8.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
37 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
0 |
Hydrogen (H), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0080 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.8 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.4 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0.060 to 0.090 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0.080 to 0.16 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
99.147 to 99.66 |