Nickel Alloy 30 (2.4603, N06030)
Nickel 30 is a nickel alloy formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the annealed condition. 2.4603 is the EN numeric designation for this material. N06030 is the UNS number. And Nickel Alloy 30 is the common industry name.
This material is well established: the Further Reading section below cites a number of published standards, and that list is not necessarily exhaustive.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare nickel 30 to: wrought nickels (top), all nickel alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
210 GPa 30 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
34 %
Fatigue Strength
200 MPa 29 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
82 GPa 12 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
440 MPa 64 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
660 MPa 96 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
270 MPa 39 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
320 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
1020 °C 1870 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1480 °C 2690 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1430 °C 2600 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
450 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
10 W/m-K 5.9 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
1.5 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
1.6 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
60 % relative
Density
8.5 g/cm3 530 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
9.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
130 MJ/kg 57 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
290 L/kg 35 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
180 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
180 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
23 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
22 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Thermal Diffusivity
2.7 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
18 points
Alloy Composition
| Ni | 30.2 to 52.2 | |
| Cr | 28 to 31.5 | |
| Fe | 13 to 17 | |
| Mo | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| W | 1.5 to 4.0 | |
| Co | 0 to 5.0 | |
| Cu | 1.0 to 2.4 | |
| Nb | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.8 | |
| P | 0 to 0.040 | |
| C | 0 to 0.030 | |
| Mn | 0 to 0.030 | |
| S | 0 to 0.020 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
ASTM B582: Standard Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Iron-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy Plate, Sheet, and Strip
ASTM B581: Standard Specification for Nickel-Chromium-Iron-Molybdenum-Copper Alloy Rod
ASTM B462: Standard Specification for Forged or Rolled UNS N06030, UNS N06022, UNS N06035, UNS N06200, UNS N06059, UNS N06686, UNS N08020, UNS N08024, UNS N08026, UNS N08367, UNS N10276, UNS N10665, UNS N10675, UNS N10629, UNS N08031, UNS N06045, UNS N06025, and UNS R20033 Alloy Pipe Flanges, Forged Fittings, and Valves and Parts for Corrosive High-Temperature Service
ASTM B619: Standard Specification for Welded Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Pipe
ASTM B626: Standard Specification for Welded Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Tube
ASTM B622: Standard Specification for Seamless Nickel and Nickel-Cobalt Alloy Pipe and Tube
Welding Metallurgy and Weldability of Nickel-Base Alloys, John C. Lippold et al., 2009
ASM Specialty Handbook: Nickel, Cobalt, and Their Alloys, Joseph R. Davis (editor), 2000
Engineering Properties of Nickel and Nickel Alloys, John L. Everhart, 1971
Nickel Alloys, Ulrich Heubner (editor), 1998