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Nickel 30 vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 384 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
20
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
15 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
17 to 19
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0