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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. Grade M30C Nickel

EN 1.5501 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 1.5501 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, % 12 to 17
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030