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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. Grade VDSiCr Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and grade VDSiCr steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCr steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
590
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 19
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 75.4 to 82.7
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020