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Nickel 30 vs. EN 1.4945 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4945 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4945 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
19 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230 to 350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
430 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
640 to 740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
30
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
5.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
73
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
210 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
15.5 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
57.9 to 65.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.060 to 0.14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
2.5 to 3.5