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SAE-AISI 5140 Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both SAE-AISI 5140 steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 290
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 970
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 34
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 28
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 29
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.1
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020