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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. S44735 Stainless Steel

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S44735 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is S44735 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 22
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
21
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
60.7 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
3.6 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 1.0