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Nickel 30 vs. Austempered Cast Iron

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 25 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 nickel 30 and the bottom bar is austempered cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
180
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 13
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
62 to 69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
860 to 1800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
560 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.9
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
19 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
880 to 3970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
32 to 66
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25 to 53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
3.4 to 3.8
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
89.6 to 94
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.040
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
2.3 to 2.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1