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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CC50 Steel

Both grade VDSiCrV steel and ACI-ASTM CC50 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CC50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 630
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
62.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0