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Grade M30C Nickel vs. AISI 304 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 304 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 304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
8.0 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
580 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230 to 860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1450
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
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
86 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
140 to 1870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
66.5 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
8.0 to 10.5
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 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030