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AISI 347H Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

Both AISI 347H stainless steel and grade VDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 347H stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
48
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
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 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 74
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020