Grade VDCrV Spring Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength1730MPa
Yield StrengthUnknown
Brinell Hardness520HB
Maximum Service Temperature410°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.62 to 0.72%
CR
0.4 to 0.6%
MN
0.5 to 0.9%
SI
0.15 to 0.3%
P
0 to 0.025%
S
0 to 0.020%
CU
0 to 0.060%
V
0.15 to 0.25%
FE
97.8 to 98.8%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
51 %
Shear Modulus
80 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
1730 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
520
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
410 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1450 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1410 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
49 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
13 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
51 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.1 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.2 % IACS
Calculated
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
61 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
41 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.1 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.9 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
26 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
26 MJ/kg 11 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
49 L/kg
Embodied Water
49 L/kg 5.9 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
Grade VDCrV Spring Steel
Standards
EN 10270-2 EN 10270-2: Steel wire for mechanical spring - Part 2: Oil hardened and tempered spring steel wire
EN 10270-2 EN 10270-2: Steel wire for mechanical spring - Part 2: Oil hardened and tempered spring steel wire Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005 Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed., George Krauss, 2015