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Nickel 600 vs. Grade CY40 Nickel

Both nickel 600 and grade CY40 nickel are nickel alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is nickel 600 and the bottom bar is grade CY40 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 3.4 to 35
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 300
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 990
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 760
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1300
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 55
55
Density, g/cm3 8.5
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 9.0
9.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 250
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 31 to 180
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1490
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 29
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 17
14 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 6.0 to 10
0 to 11
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 72 to 80
67 to 86
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030