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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

EN 1.4596 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 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 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
45
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
31
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0