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Nickel 30 vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AISI 446 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 440
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
23 to 27
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
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