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Nickel 30 vs. SAE-AISI 5140 Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 5140 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 5140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
12 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
360 to 600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
560 to 970
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
2.1
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
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
76 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
0.7 to 0.9
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
97.3 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0.7 to 0.9
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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0