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EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

EN 1.4592 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 56% 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 1.4592 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 610
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 68.4
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0