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Grade CU5MCuC Nickel vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S46500 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
2.3 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
550 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1120 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
780
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 23.5
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 22.2 to 37.9
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 38 to 44
10.7 to 11.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.6 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8