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S17700 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M30C Nickel

S17700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M30C nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
160
Elongation at Break, % 1.0 to 23
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 560
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1180 to 1650
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 1210
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 15 to 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460 to 3750
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 42 to 59
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32 to 40
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39 to 54
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 70.5 to 76.8
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030