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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M46 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 M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
33
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3