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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 26 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 VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
390 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0