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Grade M30H Nickel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Grade M30H nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 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 grade M30H nickel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 160
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.32
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 61
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1250
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1200
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 440
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 50
15
Density, g/cm3 8.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 75
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 10
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 27 to 33
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.5
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 57.9 to 70.3
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 2.7 to 3.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030