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Grade M30C Nickel vs. EN 1.4901 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4901 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 1.4901 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
11
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
89

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
85.8 to 89.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.040 to 0.090
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010