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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. N07752 Nickel

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07752 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 N07752 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
23
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
34

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.4 to 1.0
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0.020 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
14.5 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.050
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
5.0 to 9.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
70 to 77.1
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0080
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.050