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Nickel 30 vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1548 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 1548 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
72
Shear Strength, MPa 440
440 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
420 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
79 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
470 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
1.1 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0