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Grade VDC Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both grade VDC steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 510
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
56 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
740 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050