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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. 60Cr-40Ni Alloy

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while 60Cr-40Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is 60Cr-40Ni alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.25
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
87
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
49
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
7.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
380

Common Calculations

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
16
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.25
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
58 to 62
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
34.5 to 42
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.5