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Nickel 30 vs. AWS E240

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E240 belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 39% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 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 AWS E240.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
14
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
58.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
10.5 to 13.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
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