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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.4521 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 EN 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

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
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
17 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8