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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 30

EN 1.4301 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 43% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0