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Grade VDC Steel vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

Both grade VDC steel and EN 1.5520 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
62 to 75
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
410 to 1410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025