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Grade VDC Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy

Both grade VDC steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
110

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
60.5 to 64.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.2