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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.7383 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 VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
170 to 180
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 1950
560 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
94.3 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010