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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25