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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both EN 1.7378 steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.7378 steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.1 to 0.25