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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 30

EN 1.4404 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% 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 1.4404 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 43
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
82
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 550
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
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