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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. EN 1.4317 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCrV steel and EN 1.4317 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4317 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 2100
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
770
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 47
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
12 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
78.7 to 84.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0