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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. EN 1.4423 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCrV steel and EN 1.4423 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4423 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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0.2 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
73.8 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0