Grade VDC Steel vs. N06255 Nickel

Grade VDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 VDC steel and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

Grade VDC Spring Steel UNS N06255 Nickel Alloy

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.28

Shear Modulus, GPa		80
Shear Modulus, GPa		81

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		1700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		320

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1000

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1470

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.9
Base Metal Price, % relative		55

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.4

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		19
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130

Embodied Water, L/kg		47
Embodied Water, L/kg		270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		60
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		50
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.6 to 0.75
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.030

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), %		23 to 26

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.060
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.2

Iron (Fe), %		98.3 to 99.35
Iron (Fe), %		6.0 to 24

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		6.0 to 9.0

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		47 to 52

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.3
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 1.0

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.020
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Titanium (Ti), %		0
Titanium (Ti), %		0 to 0.69

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		0 to 3.0