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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA40F Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and ACI-ASTM CA40F steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA40F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
230
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 1730
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
11.5 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
81.6 to 88.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0