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EN 1.4729 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M30C Nickel

EN 1.4729 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M30C 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 EN 1.4729 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, % 15
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
61

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
60
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
250

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
5.7

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 80.4 to 86.7
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030