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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

AISI 304N stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. They have a modest 31% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304N stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1 to 45
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
1.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
55
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
14 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
67 to 86
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030