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Grade M30C Nickel vs. S17700 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S17700 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 S17700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
1.0 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
290 to 560
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1180 to 1650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
430 to 1210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
13
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
15 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
460 to 3750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
42 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
32 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
39 to 54

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
70.5 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
6.5 to 7.8
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
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030