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EN 1.8871 Steel vs. Nickel 30

EN 1.8871 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 1.8871 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 22
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Shear Strength, MPa 380
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
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 10
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0