SAE-AISI 9310 Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel
SAE-AISI 9310 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 25 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 SAE-AISI 9310 steel and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 19 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 to 390 | |
| 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 820 to 910 | |
| 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 450 to 570 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.4 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 57 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 150 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 540 to 860 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 27 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.13 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
| 19.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.8 to 95.2 | |
| 22.2 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
| 38 to 44 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |