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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FP12

Both grade VDCrV steel and ASTM A369 grade FP12 are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 ASTM A369 grade FP12.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
96.8 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.61
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0