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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. SAE-AISI P6 Steel

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI P6 steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have a modest 36% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI P6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
4.6
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
1.3 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
92.9 to 95
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
3.3 to 3.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030