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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI 4012 Steel

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 4012 steel belongs to the iron alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 4012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.1
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0.090 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
98.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040