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EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

EN 1.4021 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4021 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, % 11 to 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 380
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 880
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 670
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
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 1.9
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 110
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1160
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 31
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 26
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 31
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.8
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
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 0.015
0 to 0.030