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Grade FDSiCrV Steel vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

Both grade FDSiCrV steel and SAE-AISI A7 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 FDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.8
81.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
3.9 to 5.2