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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while EN 1.4938 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4938 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
390 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
870 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
640 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
10
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
140 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
1050 to 1920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
31 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
26 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
30 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
80.5 to 84.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
2.0 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
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 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.4