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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. Nickel 30

EN 1.5408 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is nickel 30.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
290

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
2.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
28 to 31.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 5.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 2.4
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
13 to 17
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
4.0 to 6.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
30.2 to 52.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 4.0