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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. Grade CZ100 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1021 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1021 steel and the bottom bar is grade CZ100 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
73
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
60
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
35
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
54
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
0 to 3.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
95 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030