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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. AISI 436 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and AISI 436 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is AISI 436 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
77.8 to 83.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030