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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 30

EN 1.4959 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 430
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0