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EN 1.4031 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M30C Nickel

EN 1.4031 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4031 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
160
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 13
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 400
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 900
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
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 30
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 77 to 94
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1360
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 32
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.42
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030