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AISI 312 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

Both AISI 312 stainless steel and grade VDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 312 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
48
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 62.2 to 69.2
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.14 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020