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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. Grade VDCrV Steel

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is grade VDCrV steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
41
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
51

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.62 to 0.72
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.060
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
97.8 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
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
0.15 to 0.25