EN 1.4057 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel
EN 1.4057 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4057 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, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 320 to 430 | |
| 68 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 840 to 980 | |
| 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 530 to 790 | |
| 140 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1350 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1300 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 73 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 19 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 19 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.5 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 96 to 130 | |
| 35 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 700 to 1610 | |
| 54 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 12 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 28 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.12 to 0.22 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 77.7 to 83.4 | |
| 0 to 3.0 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 95 to 100 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |