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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.5526 Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.5526 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 48
65 to 71
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
490 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
17 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
18 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
14 to 49

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
97.7 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), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025