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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and EN 1.4848 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
200

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0