AISI 309H Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel
Both AISI 309H stainless steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 AISI 309H stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
630 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 51 | |
48 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
2100 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
47 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
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 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.6 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
26 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
50 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
75 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
47 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 | |
63 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
0.5 to 0.7 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 22 to 24 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Iron (Fe), % | 58.1 to 66 | |
96.1 to 97.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0.4 to 0.9 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 12 to 15 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
1.2 to 1.7 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.25 |