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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCrV steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 630
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0