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AISI 405 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

AISI 405 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 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 AISI 405 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 820
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
60
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.5 to 88.4
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
95 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030