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AISI 309 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

AISI 309 stainless 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 309 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 47
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 280
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 710
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
60
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 230
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 310
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 23
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 58 to 66
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 15
95 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030