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Nickel 30 vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
33
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3