Grade CY40 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI H43 Steel

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI H43 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 H43 steel.

Grade CY40 (J06040) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI H43 (T20843) Molybdenum Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		74
Shear Modulus, GPa		77

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 2140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1530

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1480

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		14
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		30

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		14

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		25 to 75

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		22 to 46

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		3.7
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		8.3

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		21 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), %		0.5 to 0.65

Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 17
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 11
Iron (Fe), %		83.2 to 85.9

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		7.8 to 8.5

Nickel (Ni), %		67 to 86
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.2 to 0.45

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.2