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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. N08535 Stainless Steel

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while N08535 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 55% 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 N08535 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
36
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
29.4 to 44.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
29 to 36.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030