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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCrV steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 630
280 to 410
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 48
22 to 50
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
980 to 1410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0