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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI S2 Steel

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI S2 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 S2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670 to 1940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
2.6
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
96 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
0.9 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.5