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Grade M30C Nickel vs. EN 1.4374 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4374 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 EN 1.4374 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1360
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
14
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
63.5 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
9.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.32
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030