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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. AWS BCo-1

Grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BCo-1 belongs to the cobalt alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is AWS BCo-1.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1150
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
430

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Boron (B), % 0
0.7 to 0.9
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
18 to 20
Cobalt (Co), % 0
46 to 54
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
16 to 18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
7.5 to 8.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5