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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. Nickel 201

Both grade CY40 nickel and nickel 201 are nickel alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 201.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.5 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
42 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
390 to 660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
80 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
78
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
19
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
65
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
25 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
17 to 720
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
11
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
12 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
13 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11 to 19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 0.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
99 to 100
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010