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SAE-AISI 1095 Steel vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

SAE-AISI 1095 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. 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 SAE-AISI 1095 steel and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 370
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 900
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 590
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 84
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 930
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 29
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.8
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030