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Grade M30C Nickel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.3956 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30C nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
22
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3