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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. EN 2.4856 Nickel

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 2.4856 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4856 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 520
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
80
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
14
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 5.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 68.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
3.2 to 4.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.4
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0