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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel

Both S38100 stainless steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
60
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
98.3 to 99.35
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020