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Nickel 30 vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4501 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 nickel 30 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
80
Shear Strength, MPa 440
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

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
22
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0.5 to 1.0