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Grade M30C Nickel vs. S30441 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S30441 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 S30441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 430
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
18
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13

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
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
62 to 71.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
8.0 to 10.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.2 to 0.8