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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. Nickel 600

Both grade CY40 nickel and nickel 600 are nickel alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is nickel 600.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
3.4 to 35
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
650 to 990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
55
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
9.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
31 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
190 to 1490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
6.0 to 10
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
72 to 80
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015