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Grade M30H Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 50B60 Steel

Grade M30H nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 50B60 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade M30H nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B60 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
12 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
240 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
610 to 630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
350 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1250
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1200
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
45
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
2.0
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
71 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
330 to 750
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 57.9 to 70.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.7
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040