EN 1.5515 Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel
Both EN 1.5515 steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5515 steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 170 | |
| 630 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 69 | |
| 48 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1760 | |
| 2100 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 26 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 63 | |
| 75 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 41 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 52 | |
| 63 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.4 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.9 | |
| 96.1 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.4 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 1.2 to 1.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |