Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy
Grade VDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 21% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1950 | |
540 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
330 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
1200 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
460 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
10 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
70 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.5 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
110 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
300 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 70 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
2.6 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.6 | |
0.45 to 0.55 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
24 to 26 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 | |
14 to 16 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 97.8 | |
11.4 to 23.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
33 to 37 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |