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Grade VDC Steel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

Both grade VDC steel and EN 1.5538 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
64 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
530 to 1810

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.0
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
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.35 to 0.4
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
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.5
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