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EN 1.4835 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both EN 1.4835 stainless steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4835 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
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 750
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0.6 to 0.75
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 68.4
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.4 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020