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Nickel 30 vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI L3 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
1.3 to 1.7
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
95.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3