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Grade VDC Steel vs. N06035 Nickel

Grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06035 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 20 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 VDC steel and the bottom bar is N06035 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1700
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
32.3 to 34.3
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 99.35
0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.6 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
51.1 to 60.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.6
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2