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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. N08028 Stainless Steel

Both grade VDSiCr steel and N08028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is N08028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 590
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0.6 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
29 to 40.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30 to 34
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030