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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CU5MCuC Nickel

S42300 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CU5MCuC nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42300 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, % 9.1
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
45
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
230

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
19.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
22.2 to 37.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
38 to 44
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.6 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0