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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. S40977 Stainless Steel

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S40977 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 43% 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 grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is S40977 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
6.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
10.5 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0.3 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015