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EN 1.4110 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both EN 1.4110 stainless steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 EN 1.4110 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 770 to 1720
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 62
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 41
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 60
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.6
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 81.4 to 86
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.15
0