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Nickel 30 vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.8550 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
3.4
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
67

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
1.5 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0.85 to 1.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0