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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
510
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 740
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.020