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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. S41045 Stainless Steel

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S41045 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is S41045 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
83.8 to 88
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030