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S31254 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

S31254 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31254 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
45
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 74
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 44
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.4 to 56.3
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 6.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030