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Grade M30C Nickel vs. Grade 300 Maraging Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while grade 300 maraging steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 20% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30C nickel and the bottom bar is grade 300 maraging steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
6.5 to 18
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1030 to 2030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
760 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
34
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
35 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
28 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
31 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.050 to 0.15
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0030
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
65 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.6 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
18 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.020