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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and grade VDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
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