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EN 1.4877 Stainless Steel vs. Nickel 30

EN 1.4877 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4877 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, % 36
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
82
Shear Strength, MPa 420
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
60
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
290

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.025
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 28
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 36.4 to 42.3
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.3 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0