Grade CY40 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI M62 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M62 steel.

Grade CY40 (J06040) Cast Nickel SAE-AISI M62 (T11362) Molybdenum High-Speed Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		74
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		330
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1650

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1300
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1600

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		430

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		55
Base Metal Price, % relative		30

Density, g/cm³		8.4
Density, g/cm³		8.5

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		9.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		10

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		130
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		150

Embodied Water, L/kg		260
Embodied Water, L/kg		110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		18
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27 to 80

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23 to 47

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), %		1.3 to 1.4

Chromium (Cr), %		14 to 17
Chromium (Cr), %		3.5 to 4.0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		0 to 11
Iron (Fe), %		73.6 to 77.4

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 1.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		10 to 11

Nickel (Ni), %		67 to 86
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 3.0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		5.8 to 6.5

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		1.8 to 2.1