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Nickel 30 vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S38815 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
74
Shear Strength, MPa 440
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
19
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
13 to 15
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
13 to 17
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0