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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Both AISI 201L stainless steel and grade VDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 320
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25