Grade VDCrV Steel vs. EN 1.5537 Steel
Both grade VDCrV steel and EN 1.5537 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5537 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 520 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 51 | |
| 64 to 69 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1730 | |
| 520 to 1760 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 26 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 61 | |
| 18 to 63 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 | |
| 18 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 51 | |
| 15 to 52 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.62 to 0.72 | |
| 0.33 to 0.38 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.8 | |
| 97.6 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |