Grade VDSiCr Steel vs. N07776 Nickel
Grade VDSiCr steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N07776 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is N07776 nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.3 |
Reduction in Area, % | 48 | |
57 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1950 | |
700 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
320 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
970 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1550 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1500 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
430 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
85 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
15 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
210 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
270 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 70 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 45 | |
20 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 58 | |
20 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
12 to 22 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 97.8 | |
0 to 24.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
9.0 to 15 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
50 to 60 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
0.5 to 2.5 |