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EN 1.4011 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

EN 1.4011 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4011 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
14 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 82.8 to 88.5
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030