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Grade CZ100 Nickel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel

Grade CZ100 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21904 stainless steel belongs to the iron 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 grade CZ100 nickel and the bottom bar is S21904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
17 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 68
380 to 550
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390
700 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 140
390 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 73
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 19
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 19
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 60
15
Density, g/cm3 8.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 10
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 140
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 35
160 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 54
380 to 2070
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12
25 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
23 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 19
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 3.0
59.5 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Nickel (Ni), % 95 to 100
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030