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Grade M30C Nickel vs. EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4408 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 EN 1.4408 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
18
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
62.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030