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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDCrV steel and S33228 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 51
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
220

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.025
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
36.5 to 42.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0