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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and grade VDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3553 steel and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 6.0 to 6.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.7 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.25