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Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. N08120 Nickel

Grade VDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N08120 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 33% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 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 VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is N08120 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
7.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
240

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 3.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
21 to 41.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 2.5