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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. N08367 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and N08367 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 48% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 N08367 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 48
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
740

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
20 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
41.4 to 50.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
23.5 to 25.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
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