EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M30H Nickel
EN 1.4024 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M30H nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4024 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade M30H nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 160 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 22 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 300 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.32 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 61 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 750 | |
| 770 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1250 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1200 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 3.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 3.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 50 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 250 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 110 | |
| 75 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 280 to 660 | |
| 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 5.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 26 | |
| 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.12 to 0.17 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 27 to 33 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83.8 to 87.9 | |
| 0 to 3.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 57.9 to 70.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.7 to 3.7 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |