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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. AISI 410 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and AISI 410 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 410 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
190 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
47 to 48
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
520 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
27
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
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
18 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
83.5 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0