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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. AWS BAg-8

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while AWS BAg-8 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS BAg-8.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
84
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.36
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
31
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
140
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
780
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
780
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
280
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
19

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
10

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
4.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
14
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
4.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
6.7

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
26.9 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0
Silver (Ag), % 0
71 to 73
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15