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Nickel 30 vs. EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4872 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
79
Shear Strength, MPa 440
620
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
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
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
54.2 to 61.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
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 0.4
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