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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. SAE-AISI M36 Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and SAE-AISI M36 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI M36 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
810 to 2190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1600
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1550
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
38
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
27 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
23 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.8 to 0.9
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
70.1 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
1.8 to 2.3