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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
97

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35