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S32053 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

Both S32053 stainless steel and grade VDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 47% 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 S32053 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
48
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
1950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 33
2.2
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 83
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 41.7 to 48.8
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 26
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.17 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020