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Nickel 30 vs. EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4655 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
78
Shear Strength, MPa 440
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
720 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
450 to 480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
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
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
510 to 580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
22 to 24
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
63.6 to 73.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
3.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
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