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Nickel 30 vs. EN 1.4988 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4988 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 48% 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 1.4988 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

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
23
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

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
62.1 to 69.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.1 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
12.5 to 14.5
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
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.85