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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
150
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
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
430
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
53

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
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0