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EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

EN 1.4615 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4615 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 50
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.0 to 4.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.1 to 72.5
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 7.0 to 9.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030