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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S43940 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 S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
12
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
86
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6