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Grade VDC Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDC steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35