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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.4000 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.4000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

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
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
83.9 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
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 0.015