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AISI 301LN Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

AISI 301LN stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301LN 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, % 23 to 51
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 520
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1060
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 770
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220 to 290
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1520
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 38
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 30
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 77.9
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.070 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030