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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
2.3
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25