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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. EN 1.7361 Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and EN 1.7361 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.7361 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
1010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
470
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
60

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
94.1 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0