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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.5682 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050