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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. AWS ENiCrFe-2

Both grade CY40 nickel and AWS ENiCrFe-2 are nickel alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is AWS ENiCrFe-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
65
Density, g/cm3 8.4
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
160
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
260

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
13 to 17
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.12
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
0 to 12
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 3.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
62 to 85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5