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Nickel 30 vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Nickel 30 belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S45500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 30 and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
75
Shear Strength, MPa 440
790 to 1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1020
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
17
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 290
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 31.5
11 to 12.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 5.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.4
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 13 to 17
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 30.2 to 52.2
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.3 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 4.0
0