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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

EN 1.3541 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030