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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. N06025 Nickel

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06025 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is N06025 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
50
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
8.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.8 to 2.4
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.15 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
8.0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0
59.2 to 65.9
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 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Yttrium (Y), % 0
0.050 to 0.12
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.010 to 0.1