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Grade VDCrV Steel vs. AWS ENiCrFe-2

Grade VDCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS ENiCrFe-2 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDCrV steel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1730
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
65
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 51
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.62 to 0.72
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.8
0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
1.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
62 to 85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5