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Grade VDC Steel vs. Nickel 201

Grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 201 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 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 VDC steel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
390 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
230

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010