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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. AISI 317L Stainless Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and AISI 317L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
58 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0