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EN 1.4024 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

EN 1.4024 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4024 stainless 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, % 15 to 22
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 510
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
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) 13
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280 to 660
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.12 to 0.17
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.8 to 87.9
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 0.015
0 to 0.030