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Grade TDC Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1211 Steel

Both grade TDC steel and SAE-AISI 1211 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 TDC steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1211 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
140 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
40 to 50
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
430 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
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
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
98.7 to 99.23
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.15