Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. Grade M30C Nickel
Grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is grade M30C nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
160 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.32 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
61 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 2100 | |
510 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
900 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1290 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1240 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
430 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
22 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
3.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
60 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
8.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
9.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 26 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
250 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
10 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 75 | |
16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 47 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
5.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 63 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
26 to 33 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.1 to 97.8 | |
0 to 3.5 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
56.6 to 72 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 3.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.2 to 1.7 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
0 |