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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. N06058 Nickel

Grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06058 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is N06058 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
86
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1490
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
420
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
310

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
20 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
19 to 21
Nickel (Ni), % 0
52.2 to 61
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0