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EN 1.3555 Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both EN 1.3555 steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3555 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 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 81
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 85.4 to 87.7
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 4.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.2 to 3.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0