Nickel 30 vs. AWS E316H
Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS E316H 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is AWS E316H.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 82 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 290 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 450 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 10 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.5 | |
| 2.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.6 | |
| 2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 60 | |
| 20 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 9.4 | |
| 4.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 130 | |
| 55 |
| 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 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 2.7 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.040 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 28 to 31.5 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| 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 69.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.5 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 30.2 to 52.2 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.3 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| 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 |