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Grade FDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.4713 Stainless Steel

Both grade FDSiCr steel and EN 1.4713 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 FDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4713 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 580
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1930
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
4.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
84

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 69
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 44
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
6.0 to 8.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.8
88.8 to 93
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015