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Grade CY40 Nickel vs. S35315 Stainless Steel

Grade CY40 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while S35315 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade CY40 nickel and the bottom bar is S35315 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1350
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.8
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
34
Density, g/cm3 8.4
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.1
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 260
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.080
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 11
33.6 to 40.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 67 to 86
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 3.0
1.2 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030