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Grade M30C Nickel vs. EN 1.4598 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4598 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 1.4598 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
19
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
60.8 to 70.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
10 to 13
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
0.1 to 0.2