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Grade M30C Nickel vs. EN 2.4815 Cast Nickel

Both grade M30C nickel and EN 2.4815 cast nickel are nickel alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30C nickel and the bottom bar is EN 2.4815 cast nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
3.4
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
89
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
47
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
7.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
13
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
9.8 to 28.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
58 to 66
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
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030