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Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. ASTM A572 Steel

Both grade FDSiCrV steel and ASTM A572 steel are iron alloys. There are 25 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 FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 630
140 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
470 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2 to 8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
17 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
17 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
14 to 18