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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
630
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
48
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
96.1 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
1.2 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25