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EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both EN 1.4527 stainless steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4527 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 32
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 37.4 to 48.5
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 27.5 to 30.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020