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AISI 304L Stainless Steel vs. Grade M30C Nickel

AISI 304L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304L stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 6.7 to 46
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 430
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 1160
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 870
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 540
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 240
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 92 to 1900
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 41
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 31
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 74
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030