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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both AISI 304L stainless steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 350
510
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 540 to 1160
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020