SAE-AISI D7 Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel
SAE-AISI D7 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 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D7 steel and the bottom bar is grade CU5MCuC nickel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 to 2120 | |
| 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 310 |
| 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 | 10 | |
| 45 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.6 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 11 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 180 | |
| 110 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 230 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 16 | |
| 31 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 78 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 48 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 72 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 2.2 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 19.5 to 23.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 1.5 to 3.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 76.6 to 81.9 | |
| 22.2 to 37.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 2.5 to 3.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 38 to 44 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 3.8 to 4.4 | |
| 0 |