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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. S32053 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCrV steel and S32053 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is S32053 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 630
190
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 2100
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
33
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
83
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
22 to 24
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
41.7 to 48.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0