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Nickel 30 vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S15700 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 40% 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 S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
1.1 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370 to 770
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Shear Strength, MPa 440
770 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
15
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
32 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.7
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
14 to 16
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
6.5 to 7.7
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 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0