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Nickel 30 vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4578 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% 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 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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
19
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
16.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
10 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0