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Grade VDC Steel vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

Grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDC steel and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
380

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
58 to 62
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5