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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.6554 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
230 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
780 to 930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030