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Grade M30C Nickel vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 204 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30C nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320 to 720
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
69.6 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
1.5 to 3.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030