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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.7149 Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.7149 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7149 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
150 to 180
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
500 to 1460

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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
96.5 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
1.1 to 1.4
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
0.020 to 0.040