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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M48 Steel

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M48 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M48 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
890 to 2390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1670
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1620
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
420
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
48
Density, g/cm3 8.8
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
28 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
23 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.5 to 4.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
63.8 to 69.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
9.5 to 10.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
2.8 to 3.3