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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

EN 1.4550 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 42
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
95 to 100
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030