ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. Grade M30C Nickel
ASTM grade HN steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M30C nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 29% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN 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, % | 9.0 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1290 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1240 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 430 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 9.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 5.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 26 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
| 0 to 3.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 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 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |