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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. N07773 Nickel

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07773 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is N07773 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 51
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
75
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
180
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
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 2.0
Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
18 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 32
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
45 to 60
Niobium (Nb), % 0
2.5 to 6.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
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 to 2.0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 6.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0