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AISI 201L Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

AISI 201L stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 AISI 201L stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 46
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1040
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 790
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 1570
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 37
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 75
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030