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EN 1.7380 Steel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Both EN 1.7380 steel and grade VDCrV 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 1.7380 steel and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 170
520
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 540 to 550
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.14
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.6
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25