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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
630
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 610
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25