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Grade VDSiCrV Steel vs. N06650 Nickel

Grade VDSiCrV steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N06650 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 VDSiCrV steel and the bottom bar is N06650 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 2100
900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
440
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
270

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 75
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 47
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 63
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 1.0
19 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.8
12 to 16
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
9.5 to 12.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
44.4 to 58.9
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0