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Grade M30C Nickel vs. EN 1.8881 Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8881 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 1.8881 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.7
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15