Grade M30H Nickel vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel
Grade M30H nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.1118 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30H nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1118 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 14 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 320 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.32 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 61 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 700 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 460 to 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1250 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1200 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 440 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 22 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.4 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 50 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.6 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 7.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 110 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 250 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 | |
| 97 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 | |
| 550 to 1050 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 10 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.7 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 | |
| 22 to 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 27 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 to 3.5 | |
| 97.3 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 57.9 to 70.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.7 to 3.7 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |