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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020