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SAE-AISI 1090 Steel vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1090 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 380
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 950
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 520 to 610
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 91
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1000
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 34
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 31
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.6
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
95 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030