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Grade M30C Nickel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30C nickel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1290
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1240
1420
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
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.5
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 26 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 56.6 to 72
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 1.0 to 3.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3