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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3