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EN 1.4911 Stainless Steel vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

EN 1.4911 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 1.4911 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, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1070
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 970
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 700
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
55
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2410
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 37
16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0050 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.12
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 9.8 to 11.2
14 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 75.7 to 83.8
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.2 to 1.2
67 to 86
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.8
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.7
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.4
0