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N10001 Nickel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is N10001 nickel and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 84
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1620
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1570
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 390
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 75
2.1
Density, g/cm3 9.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 15
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 200
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.6
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 4.0 to 6.0
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 26 to 30
0
Nickel (Ni), % 58 to 69.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.25