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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. SAE-AISI M33 Steel

Both grade VDSiCrV steel and SAE-AISI M33 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M33 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
810 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1550
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
27 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
5.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
25 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.85 to 0.92
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
71.4 to 76.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0.15 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.3 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.4