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EN 1.4662 Stainless Steel vs. Grade M30C Nickel

EN 1.4662 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade M30C 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 1.4662 stainless 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, % 28
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430 to 450
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
61
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810 to 830
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 620
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1290
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1240
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
430
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
9.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 840 to 940
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
10
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29 to 30
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.8
26 to 33
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 70.2
0 to 3.5
Manganese (Mn), % 2.5 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.5
56.6 to 72
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030