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EN 1.4655 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

EN 1.4655 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 59% 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 1.4655 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 25
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 730
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 480
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
45
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 160
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 580
190
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 20
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 3.0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 63.6 to 73.4
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030