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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Both EN 1.8873 steel and grade VDCrV steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
520
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
51

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0