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S39274 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Both S39274 stainless steel and grade VDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 63% 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 S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 60
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.8
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 57 to 65.6
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.24 to 0.32
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25