Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI P5 Steel

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P5 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P5 steel.

Grade CZ100 (J02100) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI P5 (T51605) Low-Carbon Mould Steel

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Poisson's Ratio		0.31
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		69
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		370 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		73
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		45

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.4

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		60
Base Metal Price, % relative		2.8

Density, g/cm³		8.8
Density, g/cm³		7.8

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		140
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20

Embodied Water, L/kg		230
Embodied Water, L/kg		56

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		12
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		13 to 70

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		15 to 45

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		12

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		12 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 1.0
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		2.0 to 2.5

Copper (Cu), %		0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), %		95.7 to 97.8

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.2 to 0.6

Nickel (Ni), %		95 to 100
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.35

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030