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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

EN 1.7386 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 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, % 18 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
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 88
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030