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S30435 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

Both S30435 stainless steel and grade VDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 S30435 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 66.9 to 75.5
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 7.0 to 9.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020