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EN 1.3553 Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both EN 1.3553 steel and grade VDSiCrV 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 VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
630
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
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 10
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 96
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.78 to 0.86
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 80.7 to 83.7
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.7 to 5.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.2 to 1.7
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
0.1 to 0.25