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EN 1.7076 Steel vs. Grade VDSiCrV Steel

Both EN 1.7076 steel and grade VDSiCrV steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7076 steel and the bottom bar is grade VDSiCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 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 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1700
2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 45
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
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 51
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 60
75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 40
47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 50
63

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.34
0.5 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.5 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
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 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