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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. S21603 Stainless Steel

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S21603 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is S21603 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
990
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
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
17.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
57.6 to 67.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
7.5 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
5.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.25 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030