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Grade M30C Nickel vs. S21640 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21640 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 S21640 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
17
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
63 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
3.5 to 6.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
4.0 to 6.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030