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Grade M30C Nickel vs. AISI 301 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30C nickel and the bottom bar is AISI 301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
7.4 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210 to 600
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
590 to 1460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
16
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
99 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
130 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030