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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. Titanium 6-2-4-2

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while titanium 6-2-4-2 belongs to the titanium 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 titanium 6-2-4-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
110
Elongation at Break, % 34
8.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
490
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.32
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
40
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
540
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
6.9
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.5

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
0.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
42
Density, g/cm3 8.4
4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
32
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
520
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
210

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
79
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
3640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
34
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
2.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
67

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Hydrogen (H), % 0
0 to 0.015
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 0.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0.060 to 0.12
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0
83.7 to 87.2
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
3.6 to 4.4
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4