Grade TDC Steel vs. Grade VDC Steel
Both grade TDC steel and grade VDC steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hardened (H) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade TDC steel and the bottom bar is grade VDC steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 510 | |
510 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 50 | |
50 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1700 | |
1700 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 60 | |
60 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 40 | |
40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 50 | |
50 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.6 to 0.75 | |
0.6 to 0.75 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 99.4 | |
98.3 to 99.35 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.2 | |
0.5 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.020 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.35 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.020 |