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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

AISI 316 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 34% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
14 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
67 to 86
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030