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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. S20910 Stainless Steel

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S20910 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is S20910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
14 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
310 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
780 to 940
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
460 to 1640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24 to 27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
20.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
52.1 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3