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Grade VDC Steel vs. SAE-AISI H24 Steel

Both grade VDC steel and SAE-AISI H24 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI H24 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
720 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1750
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1700
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
93
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
22 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
22 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0.42 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
2.5 to 3.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
78 to 82.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
14 to 16
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.4 to 0.6