Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. EN 1.7213 Steel
Both grade VDSiCr steel and EN 1.7213 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| 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 1550 |
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 | |
| 44 |
| 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 | |
| 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 20 |
| 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 55 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
| 18 to 38 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
| 15 to 45 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.6 | |
| 0.22 to 0.29 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 97.8 | |
| 96.7 to 98.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| 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 |