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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. SAE-AISI T1 Steel

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI T1 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 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 SAE-AISI T1 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
770 to 2130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
240
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1810
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1750
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
410
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
45
Density, g/cm3 8.4
9.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
8.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
5.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
23 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0.65 to 0.8
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
3.8 to 4.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
73.2 to 77.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.1 to 0.4
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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
17.3 to 18.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.9 to 1.3