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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
630
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 500
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25